Thomas Edison

Born February 11, 1847 in OH

Died 1931

• Successful inventor, manufacturer and businessman.

• Responsible for such innovations as the phonograph, incandescent light bulb and motion picture camera.

• Was poor, uneducated, and suffered from hearing loss early in life.

• Awarded over 1,000 U.S. patents for his inventions!

• Designed a battery for Henry Ford’s new Model T and founded General Electric.

“Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”