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When was Thomas Edison Born?
February 11, 1847
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Where was Thomas Edison Born?
Milan Ohio
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What was Thomas's favorite Invention?
Phonograph
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What did Thomas invent that makes movies?
The Movie Camera
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How many kids did Thomas Edison have?
6
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When did Thomas Edison die?
October 18, 1931
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Where did Thomas Edison die?
West Orange, New Jersey
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What kind of jobs did Thomas Edison have?
Inventor
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Why did he invent the light bulb?
No one can see in the Dark!
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Where did he go to school?
Cooper Union
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When did he go to college?
He did not attend college!
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where did he live?
Here in Ohio.
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Which one his relatives was an exiled political activist from Canada?
His Father!
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Why did he invent the Carbon Microphone?
Because if he didn't it wouldn't be easy to communicate to an audience.
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What was Thomas Edison's son Charles Edison's occupation?
The Former Governor of New Jersey
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When was the light bulb patented?
January 1880
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Where did Thomas Edison developed a method for recording sound(the phonograph)?
Menlo Park, New Jersey
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How old was Thomas when he got married to Mary Stilwell?
16
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What is the Mimeograph?
It was the first printer ever created. PS-Thomas Edison invented it.
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What was Thomas Edison's Father's occupation?
Lighthouse keeper
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When did Thomas Edison marry Mary Stilwell?
1871
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Where did he developed the light bulb? (What was the name of his company?)
Edison Illuminating Company
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Where was the Generating power station powered up?
Lower Manhattan, NY
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Why did Thomas Edison invent batteries?
To give electric power to things.
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I just discovered that two of Thomas Edison's relatives are still alive. Who and how old are they?
Thomas Edison Sloane (age 99) John Edison Sloane (age 97)
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