Written by Laurie Carlson
The book I read had 149 pages
Thomas Edison (also known as A1) as we know invented electronic things. Edison was born February 11, 1847 and died October 18, 1931.
When Edison became 10 years old, he started working for his family. Tom was around 12 when he was really making money, around $8-10 a day (which would be around $160 today). He started making his own newspapers because he thought he would gain a fortune instead of buying newspapers. A1 started selling newspapers full of gossip. He usually got kicked into a nearby river after people had read about themselves. After a while, A1 stopped that and started learning about telegraphy. Usually in those days telegraphy wasn't taught in school, so he was one of the lucky people who learned from others about telegraph.
He became nearly deaf because he was on an extremely loud steam train. One day, A1 was selling newspapers and spotted a child that was on the railroad when he quickly acted and saved the child. The father thanked him and gave him $10 for saving his child.
Tom started an invention business. He hired workers. One of them, Tom kept his eyes on. It was kinda awkward having Mary's boss staring at her all the time. Soon, Tom approached her and asked her to marry him.
Mary agreed to ask her parents. When her parents agreed they set up a marriage.
Tom built a house for Mary when they had their first child, Marion Estelle Edison. Soon Mary got pregnant again and gave birth to their second child, Charles Edison.
After 2 children, Tom went back into inventing. Mary found it boring watching the kids everyday while Thomas Edison was working.
Usually, Thomas Edison would be working all the time but he was able to take a nap everywhere he went. The only reason for that is because he was practically deaf.
One day, Thomas Edison wanted to invent something that would change the whole U.S and Canada. He started working on the light bulb. Many people tried inventing something like this. Most of them either blew up or didn't last very long. One of them nearly wiped out the whole whale population.
Once the light bulb was accomplished, it gave his company a fortune. The light bulb lasted for 10 years until it needed to be changed.
After the accomplishment of the light bulb, Thomas's wife Mary had the Typhoid Fever. Back then, there were no medications for this disease or vaccines for them. Mary had spent long times in the hospital but died.
Thomas Edison didn't go into depression, but continued on his work. His children were his full motivation and responsibility.
A widower, taking care of two kids. His Daughter was like a mother to her brother. Soon Thomas Edison found another woman named Mina Miller. He was interested in her. He made his first impression and taught her sign language which was useful for Thomas Edison, because he is nearly deaf.
All so soon they got married and got their first child (from Mina Edison) Madeliene Edison. pretty soon they got their second child, Thomas Alva Edison Jr..
I would recommend that people should read this book at around the age of 9. It had things that shouldn't be read by younger people.
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