1. Thomas Edison 1847-1931 By: Will

2. Early Years In his early years Edison sold fruit and vegetables at a stand with his partner Thomas. Edison was born in Milton on September, 1847. Edison was part deaf and had to be home schooled because he could not hear the teacher. Edison was very curios and he wanted to know everything.

3. Middle Years In Edison’s middle years he got a job on train and sold food and news papers. In 1871 Edison got married to Mary Stillwell and in 1884 he got remarried to Mina Miller. Edison invented the electrical light bulb when he was 77 years old. Edison became telegraph operator after saving James Macenzie’s daughter Edison became a very good at telegraph operator after three months of practicing.

4. Why this Person was Famous This person is most famous for inventing the electrical light bulb. Edison was also famous for inventing things like the type writer and stock ticker. Another reason this person was famous was because he received 1,093 patents, that's more than anyone in the world had been rewarded. Not only was Edison a very famous inventor, but famous for being a dogged worker.

5. Why I Chose this Person One reason I chose this person was because I have an interest in electronics and science. I think that the light bulb is one of the worlds most used resource in the world. Another reason I chose this person was because I thought it might be cool to learn new things about not only about science and electricity, but about what his life was about and besides science.

6. Time Line In born Milan on February 11, 1847. 1859 started working on train travel Married to Marry Stillwell in 1871, in 1873 remarried to Mina Miller. 1914 he invented the electrical light bulb, he was 77. Died on October 18, 1931 when he was 84.