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Thomas Alva Edison "Many of lifes failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up" February 11, 1847 - October 18, 1931

Milan, Ohio

Parents- Sam & Nancy Edison

youngest of seven children; only four lived through adult hood

only three months of public education

worked on inventing and improving electronic technology

Awards : French Legion of Honor, Italy Grand Officer of Crown; also recieved awards from Chile, Britian, Japan, and Russia

Inventions: Incendesent lamp, electric power distrabution system, Phonograph, and helped improve the telephone

1862- Saved a boy from being run over by a box car had over 1,000 inventions