What happened in Thomas Edison's childhood?
He became deaf from scarlet fever, he was homeschooled.
How did Thomas Edison earn money as a teenager?
He sold candy and newspapers on trains.
How did Thomas Edison get a job as a telegraph operator?
He saved the boss' three year old son from a moving train.
How did Thomas Edison lose his night job?
He was doing chemistry experiments and spilled sulfuric acid on his boss' desk.
What was Thomas Edison's first invention?
The phonograph.
Where did Thomas Edison patent most of his inventions?
His factory in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
What is Thomas Edison most famous for?
Being an inventor, especially for developing a practical lightbulb.
What was the most interesting thing you learned about Thomas Edison? Why?
Cool, thanks for sharing! / Wow, do you really not know?
Name one invention or development of Thomas Edison's.
Phonograph, kinetograph, practical lightbulb, etc.
Name one of the other Big Names of History that Thomas Edison interacted with in his lifetime.
Henry Ford, Nikola Tesla, Michael Faraday, Benjamin Franklin, etc.
