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Thomas Edison, Inventor
Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Edison was a famous inventor in the 19th century. He was called the Wizard of Menlo Park. Over his life he created many machines which helped to improve society and shape the world today. He greatly influenced life around the world in a postive way.
"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up."
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."
Quotes
"I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work."
Interesting Facts
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He taught his second wife Morse Code, and proposed to her by taping it out on her palm and she responded back saying yes
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He had 1,093 patents in the US and 2,332 worldwide and held the record for most patents until 2003
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At age 14 he was working for a railroad company when he saw a young boy standing on the railroad track while a train was coming. He saved the boys life and in return the father taught him how to use the telegraph
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He wanted to solve New York's housing problem by creating an affordable house so he created 11 houses made entiretly out of concrete however none of them were sold
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