Thomas+Edison

Childhood Family Career
 * Thomas Edison was born on Feb. 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio.
 * He was the 7th child of Samuel Edison Jr. and Nancy Elliot Edison.
 * Thomas’s hearing were damaged when a friend pulled him onto a train that he was late for by his ears.
 * His hearing problems greatly influenced his career.
 * Thomas’s friend’s son, Jimmy was playing on the train tracks and Thomas took him off at the risk of getting run over himself.
 * As a reward for saving Jimmy, Jimmy’s father taught Thomas to operate the telegraph.
 * This also influenced his career.
 * In 1871 Thomas married 16 year-old Mary Stilwell.
 * Thomas Edison’s career began in 1863