Thomas Edison On February 11, 1847, Thomas Edison was born in Milan Ohio. As a child, Edison always wondered why things happen and how things work. He was an extremely curious child and regarding his great curiosity, his teachers became irritated with him. Because of this, he began home schooling. After he and his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan, he started selling newspapers on a train. He was taught how to use the telegraph as a …showed first 75 words of 328 total…

…showed last 75 words of 328 total…hooked it up inside of a glass bulb which had been vacuum sealed. He then put electricity to it and it stayed lit for days. After people learned of Edisons incandescent light, they gave him the nickname of "The Wizard of Menlo Park". Eight years after his astounding light bulb, Edison moved to a larger laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey. He continued with his inventions and improvements of them until he died on October 18, 1931.