 Thomas Edison was born on February 11,1847 in Milan, Ohio.  He died on October 18,1931 of a natural cause.  His parents were Samuel Ogden Edison, Jr. and Nancy Matthews Elliott.  He had six siblings and he was the last born

 Thomas Edison also made a light bulb  He also made the telegraph.  Thomas edison

 Thomas Edison made 1,093 inventions  His second invention was the Electrical Vote Recorder  His first invention was a tin foil phonograph

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 Thomas Alva Edison created the first light bulb in  To provide light in a dark room.

 The light bulb provides light to a room or place or street.  Two filaments powering up together and making an electrical charge which makes a spark and turns on the light.

 It made people not need candles and oil lamps as much.  It lead to the invention of the refrigerator and the toaster.

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