Bed Time Story 20

Once upon a time there was a man named Thomas Alva Edison and he was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and because of that, he is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory. Edison was a prolific inventor, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as many patents in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. More significant than the number of Edison's patents was the widespread impact of his inventions: electric light and power utilities, sound recording, and motion pictures all established major new industries world-wide. Edison's inventions contributed to mass communication and, in particular, telecommunications.These included a stock ticker, a mechanical vote recorder, a battery for an electric car, electrical power, recorded music and motion pictures.Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, and grew up in Port Huron, Michigan.His mother taught him at home. Much of his education came from reading R.G. Edison developed hearing problems at an early age. Edison obtained the exclusive right to sell newspapers on the road, and, with the aid of four assistants, he set in type and printed the Grand Trunk Herald, which he sold with his other papers. His talents eventually led him to found 14 companies, including General Electric, which is still one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world. All in all, with this said, and much more about Edison still to learn about, i would say he is one of the most important inventors in the world.




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