Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, United States. He was deaf from scarlet fever as a child and not treated. Edison attention to scientific experimentation and invention of things, so Edison started looking for work Since the age of 12 years to raise the cost of buying books and tools for building a science lab. Edison was working in Grand Trank Train Company serves newsboy on a train.
Edison has been working for a while he was able to keep a certain amount of money. He put the money to buy a small printing machine to print a newspaper of his own. He is the owner and editorial writer for the newspaper staff. Edison's newspaper called Grand Trunk Herald, which sold very well.
One day the unexpected happens. He made locomotives burned he was fired from the company He later used his spare time to invent appliances. Works established him most is the light bulb. But at first not popular because the price of electricity is very expensive at that time. Edison then traveled to New York and started a company called Edison Electric Limit Company to produce electricity. After his work was known and successful in business. He produced more than 1000 kinds of appliances are known throughout the world. He has been hailed as a major scientist who creates a comfort to the public.