English 9 Thomas Edison

Thomas Alva Edison was born in Port Huron, Michigan.

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Edison often didn’t attend school because he had difficulty hearing.

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Edison saved a boy’s life, which helped him learn telegraphy.

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Edison invented the light bulb before the phonograph.

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Edison founded the Edison Electric Light Company in the 1870s.

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Edison believed that invention was mostly about inspiration.

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Where was Thomas Edison born?

• New York City

• Milan, Ohio

• Newark, New Jersey

• Port Huron, Michigan

Why did Edison leave school?

• He found school boring.

• His teachers considered him a dull student.

• He wanted to work full-time.

• He moved to a different city.

What was the name of Edison’s first weekly newspaper?

• The Port Huron Herald

• The Grand Trunk Herald

• Edison’s Telegraph

• The Light Bulletin

In which city did Edison set up his first research laboratory?

• Newark, New Jersey

• Port Huron, Michigan

• Menlo Park, New Jersey

• West Orange, New Jersey