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THOMAS EDISON
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WHEN WAS HE BORN?
• Thomas Edison was
born in 1847 in
Milan, Ohio.
• He grew up in Port
Huron, Michigan.
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FAMILY
Thomas Edison was the seventh child.
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FIRST WIFE
Thomas Edison had two wives.
The first wife was Mary Stilwell, they had three
children.
Mary died in 1884. She died when she was 29.
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SECOND WIFE
His second wife was Mina Miller.
They had three children as well.
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FIRST JOB
Thomas Edison’s first job was as a telegraph
operator.
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His first patented invention
was the vote recorder in 1869.
Later in 1871 he invented
the phonograph. He was 24
years old and it became very
popular.
Thomas Edison improved the
light bulb idea, using
electricity.
INVENTIONS
His other inventions
was, motion picture
camera.
He has over 1,093
patents in the US.
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Thomas Edison had a
winter escape in Fort
Myers, Florida.
There are two houses,
one for Thomas Edison's
family and one for the
guests.
He had a lab there as
well.
FORT MYERS
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Thomas Edison died in 1931.