Thomas Alva Edison
Thomas Alva Edison Thomas Alva Edison was born in Mila, Ohio in 1847. Seven years after he was born Edison and his family moved right here in Michigan. ... Little did Edison know his heroic moves helped him out for the future a lot. ... This man offered to teach Edison all the different things and how to operate the telegraph. Of course, being interested in these such things, Edison accepted this offer. ... After learning all there is to know about the telegraph, Edison spent the next four years traveling very many places as a telegrapher. ... This was the very beginning of Thomas Alva Edison, soon to be known as one of the greatest inventors of all time. ... Unlike the older stock tickers this one Edison invented was automatic. ... This business was to help Edison sell his new improved stock ticker. ... It was here were Edison designed the “quadruplex”. ... In 1876 Edison started another establishment. ... Starting this huge laboratory made a name for Edison, “Wizard of Menlo Park.” The first major improvement on the telephone was done here by Edison. ... Edison’s new phone went unlimited miles and connected New York City to Philadelphia. ... Edison demonstrated this in front of a big audience and recited the nursery rhyme “Mary had a little lamb” and than replayed it. ... One of Edison’s greatest inventions also happened here at Menlo Park. ... Edison did though realize that the word of this new thing was getting out very quickly and more and more people were finding out and it was reaching most all businesses and homes.