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thormas edison was born on february 11 , 1847 in milan , ohio .when he was at school ,his teacher considered him to be s slow student.Because of hearing problems , edison had diffculty in the following the lessons. But with only three months of formal education he become one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history .
Edison 's most famous invention was the electric light bulb .he also invented the phonograph ,and made improvements to the telegraph ,telephone and motion picture technology .
Edison had a special life .he marrid twice with five children .He loved books ,had exerllent memory ,and always showed curiosity about science .
Although he had hearing problems , he refused ro have an operation for his deafness .He said that silence helped him concentrate .he always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day .he used ro say ," genus was 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent pespiration " when he đie on october 18, 1931 ,he was still working on new ideas.
1 why did edison find it hard ro follow his lesson ?
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2 what was edison 's most famous invention ?
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3 how many children did he have?
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4 how long did he use to work every day ?
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5 how was edison when he died?
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