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Thomas Edison was a famous inventor. Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan; Ohio in America.  Thomas Edison was nicknamed “Al”. Al had a hard time at school, but loved reading and doing experiments. At age 11, Edison moved to Michigan where he spent the remainder of his childhood. .  At age 15, Al became a “tramp telegrapher”, sending and receiving messages using mores code. Edison often entertained himself by taking things apart to see how they worked. Edison married Mary Stillwell who was 16, had three children and moved his family to Menlo Park, New Jersey where he started his famous laboratory. He worked for the Union Army as a telegrapher.

He decided to become an inventor in 1870; Edison moved to New York City and improved the stock ticker. He also began working on the telegraph, and invented a version that could send four messages at once. He invented the phonograph, with help from “muckers”who gave him money. The phonograph was a machine that recorded and played back sounds. He perfected the phonograph by recording “Mary had a Little Lamb” on a piece of tin foil in 1877! Thomas Edison was a famous inventor.