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Hi I am Thomas Alva Edison and did you know, I hold a world record for the most U.S. patents. Today you will learn about those patents and about my life. Time to learn about my early life. I was born in Milan, Ohio February 11; 1847.I was the youngest in my family. I loved to read when I was a kid. My favorite books were science books. I started working at age 12. My job was to sell objects such as; candy newspapers and vegetables, while I was on a train. Here is my education; I was home schooled at 8 years old. I quit being educated at 12 years old. This is my family; my parents were Nancy and Sam Edison. I had 3 brothers and sisters. My first wife was Mary Stillard. My second wife was Mina Mila. I had 3 children. Here are a few of my inventions; the light bulb 1879, which I would not sell, at first, because not many people had electricity. I made the life of the light bulb last longer by changing its filaments and their shape. I also made the universal stock machine, electric pen and universal voting machine. I improved the telephone and battery. In addition, I made the phonograph. I made it in 1877. A store opened using my phonograph. It was very popular in the mid 1890”s. Here are the deaths in my family; I died August 18, 1931, at age 87. Mary Stillard (my first wife) died in 1884. We do not know how or why. I was picked for a few famous lists; one was that I was voted #15 on the Greatest American Television Show. Another list that I made was I came in first place in the Life Magazine “100 Most Famous People in the last 1000 years”. Here are some fun facts; I got married on Christmas 1871, to my first wife. At a young age, the civil war began. I got in big trouble because I started a fire on a train. My hero was Abraham Lincoln. I did a good deed by saving a kid from being hit by a train. I have a holiday on my birthday, inspired by me, called National Inventors Day. A submarine is named after me, called the U.S.S. Thomas A. Edison. I helped find motion pictures. Once again, I hold a world record for having the most U.S. patents. 1093 patents to be exact. Thank you for listening to me tells you about my life.