Thomas Edison revolutionized electricity and progressed the world into a new age of technology. Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847. From a young age Edison grew fascinated with natural philosophy and with chemistry in particular. This fascination and curiosity allowed him to gain knowledge that was far above the level of his age. Throughout his entire life Edison had a higher level of intelligence and wit, that achieved his success.
Thomas Alva Edison became who he was early in his life. “Edison's entrepreneurial spirit became apparent while he was still quite young.” (Gale) From a young age, Edison was bright and different from the other children. Once he was labeled as different Edison was on the path to being a great inventor. …show more content…
“Fifteen-year-old Al Edison was on top of the world-newsboy, salesman, businessman, and scientist.” (Dooling) The life of Edison became exponentially productive when he was allowed to go on the train, he made an abundance of money, by selling items to the commuters every day. Edison was an efficient multitasker, who knows how to take advantage of situations. He sold newspapers on the train,while being a newsboy, he also sold candy and fruit, did experiments, and read on his free time. The commuters bought many items from Edison other than just newspapers, he sold magazines, candy, apples, sandwiches, molasses, peanuts, tobacco, and any other item he thought would …show more content…
But when he read Experimental Researches in Electricity by Michael Faraday, he noticed that Faraday seemed to conduct most of his experiments without the use of mathematics. Faraday became a model for Edison, who had decided to experiment with electrical inventions.” (UXL) Edison felt that mathematics were way too complicated for his kind of science, then he found Faraday’s book and noticed that he could still be an inventor even without mathematics. After reading Faraday’s book Edison started to invent objects that had to do with electricity, this was a result of his love for inventing, his dislike of mathematics, and Faraday becoming his
Thomas Alva Edison became who he was early in his life. “Edison's entrepreneurial spirit became apparent while he was still quite young.” (Gale) From a young age, Edison was bright and different from the other children. Once he was labeled as different Edison was on the path to being a great inventor. …show more content…
“Fifteen-year-old Al Edison was on top of the world-newsboy, salesman, businessman, and scientist.” (Dooling) The life of Edison became exponentially productive when he was allowed to go on the train, he made an abundance of money, by selling items to the commuters every day. Edison was an efficient multitasker, who knows how to take advantage of situations. He sold newspapers on the train,while being a newsboy, he also sold candy and fruit, did experiments, and read on his free time. The commuters bought many items from Edison other than just newspapers, he sold magazines, candy, apples, sandwiches, molasses, peanuts, tobacco, and any other item he thought would …show more content…
But when he read Experimental Researches in Electricity by Michael Faraday, he noticed that Faraday seemed to conduct most of his experiments without the use of mathematics. Faraday became a model for Edison, who had decided to experiment with electrical inventions.” (UXL) Edison felt that mathematics were way too complicated for his kind of science, then he found Faraday’s book and noticed that he could still be an inventor even without mathematics. After reading Faraday’s book Edison started to invent objects that had to do with electricity, this was a result of his love for inventing, his dislike of mathematics, and Faraday becoming his