Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He married Mary Stilwell in 1871 and they had three children together: Marion Estelle Edison, Thomas Alva Edison, Jr., and William Leslie Edison. Mary died at the age of 29 due to medical complications. Edison later married another woman, Mina Miller in 1886 and they also had three children together: Madeleine Edison, Charles Edison, and Theodore Miller Edison. Edison was a telegraph operator from when he was 15 until he was 22. After his career in telegraphy, Edison moved on to being an inventor and entrepreneurial businessman.
Thomas Edison’s inventions have had major impacts on society around the world. He invented the electric lightbulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture
Thomas Edison’s inventions have had major impacts on society around the world. He invented the electric lightbulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture