Thomas Alva Edison :D

We were surprised that Thomas Edison was quite good looking during his years then. He has a square-shaped face, vibrant blue-green eyes and a charming smile. He was a cute and anxious little boy who would plead with other adult he met to explain the workings of just about everything he encountered.    

                                

Edison became a telgraph reporter during his teens after he saved three year old Jimmie MacKenzie from being struck by a runaway train. Jimmie's father, station agent J.U MacKenzie of Mount Clemens, Michigan, was so grateful that he trained Edison as a telegraph reporter.

Edison became totally deaf in his left ear, and approximately 80% deaf on his right ear. he stated that the worst thing about this condition was that he was unable to enjoy beautiful sounds of singing birds.

Thomas Alva Edison (Feb. 11, 1847 - Oct. 18, 1931), was an American inventor, scientist and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including phonograph, the motion picture camera and a long lasting, practical electric light bulb.

Edison's greatest achievement was not the light bulb, the phonograph nor the electric generator, but it was the innovative process he used in his inventions.

He gave a future entrepreneurs a gift that will never be out dated, though some of his material inventions have been.

Phonograph

                 

One of Edison's great invention developed in Menlo Park was the tin foil phonograph. This cylinder phonograph was the first machine that could record and reproduced sound created a sensation and brought Edison international fame.

Light Bulb 

The light bulb profoundly changed human existence by illuminating the night and making it hospitable to a wide range of human activity. The electric light, one of the everyday conveniences that most affects our lives, was invented in 1879 by Thomas Edison. He was neither the first nor the only person trying to invent an incandescent light bulb.

 

Our Personal Response :)

Thomas Alva Edison inspired us on doing this article on him. he made us want to reach for our dreams and never, we mean NEVER give up on what we want to achieve. We were very impressed by his inventions and his ability to create something new and improved. He made us believe we could become a successful person by aiming our goal on something we love to do, which we are referring to our talents... Thanks to Thomas Edison, we believe we could change the world to a better and 'brighter' future... :)

This is one of Thomas Edison's quote:

"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety nine percent perspiration. Accordingly, a 'genius' is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework. " :)       



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References: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_edison 
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/lightbulb.htm 
http://thomasedison.com/