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Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his
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teacher considered him to be a slow student. Because hearing problems, Edison had difficulty in
following the lessons. But with only three months of formal education he became 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 married twice with five children. He loved books had
excellent memory and always showed curiosity about science. Although he had hearing
problems, he refused to 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 to say "Genius was I percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration". When he died on
October 18, 1931, he was still working on new ideas.
1. When was Thomas Edison born?
2. Did he have difficulty in hearing?
3. What was Edison's most famous invention?
4. How long did he use to work every day?
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