Happy birthday to Thomas Edison… before the day is over! Edison has over a thousand US patents in his name and his inventions and companies will be with us for a very long time. Things you might not know about Edison:
- Self taught / home schooled
- Founded General Electric
- Sold candy and newspapers to supplement his income
- Worked for Western Union at the age of 19
- Franklin Pope allowed a young Edison to live and work in his basement in Elizabeth NJ
- Son William Edison was an Inventor and attended Sheffield Scientific School at Yale
- Son Theodore Edison was an Inventor, MIT and is credited with over 80 US patents
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison