At the age of 7, he began elementary school, but dropped out after three months. His mother taught him at home
Thomas was born in Ohio and had 6 siblings. Then they moved to Michigan
He also started selling vegetables and soon after he also printed and sold his own newspaper
After some time Edison was able to build a telegraph device himself
In 1876 he opened his own new laboratory in New Jersey and one of his developments was the carbon microphone
In the meantime, he experimented and invented until he quit his job and decided to invest in his inventions
In 1878, Edison founded a new company for electric lighting and devoted all his time to developing an efficient light bulb.
Since then, Edison has been considered one of the most influential inventions in the world. His inventions influenced technology, industry and modern life today such as: the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, motion pictures, batteries and the list goes on.