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A 6 page paper which presents a biography of the
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of the motion picture" (MacIntyre prod3.htm). In short, Edison was one of the most inventive and most creative men of his time, or of any given time in history. He
believed that much of his genius was due to hard work, as he would diligently work on his ideas for more than 24 hours at a time. In the following
paper we present a biography of Thomas Alva Edison. Thomas Alva Edison "Thomas Alva Edison was born to Sam and Nancy on February 11, 1847, in Milan, Ohio.
Known as Al in his youth, Edison was the youngest of seven children, four of whom survived to adulthood" (Anonymous The Life of Thomas A. Edison edbio.html). Edison was one
of the sickly children during his youth. "To seek a better fortune, Sam Edison moved the family to Port Huron, Michigan, in 1854, where he worked in the lumber business"
(Anonymous The Life of Thomas A. Edison edbio.html). When Edison entered into school he was immediately seen as a very poor student. "He was not good at math. His teacher
said he asked too many questions" and whipped him stating he was dull" (Anonymous Thomas Alva Edison, inventor edison.htm). His mother became enraged at the treatment her son received and
pulled him from school, teaching him at home. "She and Als father read books out loud to him" (Anonymous Thomas Alva Edison, inventor edison.htm). In his older years he
was to claim that he considered his early education perfect. "He thought that most schools taught children to memorize facts. Instead, schools should teach children to observe nature" (Anonymous Thomas
Alva Edison, inventor edison.htm). He believed that children should be allowed to play and that "learning should follow the natural instincts of the human being... The present system casts the
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