He attended school for only three months.His mother taught him reading,writing,and arithmetic.
Did you know?
in 1862,He saved a boy from being run over by a train.The boy's father operated a telegraph machine,which sent coded messages over wire.As thanks,the father taught Edison how to operate the telegraph.And
then Edison made improvements to the telegraph.He earned money from his inventions.
In 1876,Edison has started the first industrial research laboratory at Menlo Park,New Jersey.By then,he was partially deaf.He worked very hard.He lived in his laboratory and became rich from his investations.He was married twice and had six children.But he worked so much that he spent little time with his family.
Edison's greatest inventions included in improved telephone,the phonograph,the motion-picture camera,and electric storage batteries.He is best remembered for inventing a long-lasting light bulb.
Wow...,what a genius he is !
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