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Thomas Edison had scarlet fever as a child. He also suffered from ear infections frequently as a child. As a result he had hearing trouble in both ears and was almost deaf later in his life.
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Thomas Edison was married twice.
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Thomas Edison's first wife Mary Stilwell died when she was 29. They had three children together.
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Thomas Edison's second wife was Mina Miller and they also had three children.
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Thomas Edison proposed to his second wife Mina using the telegraph.
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Thomas Edison earned a total of 1093 United States patents for his inventions.
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Thomas Edison's most famous inventions include the electric light system, the phonograph and the motion picture camera.
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Thomas Edison was not happy when motion pictures began to have sound. He thought that it ruined the acting.
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Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb. Several designs for the light bulb had been created before, but his invention was the most practical and the most efficient.
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Thomas Edison was trained at 14 to be a telegraph operator. Later in life, he invented the automatic repeater and electric telegraph machine.
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Thomas Edison was responsible for setting up the first electric light power station in the world. He did this in Lower Manhattan.
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In 1878, with the assistance of several investors, Thomas Edison formed the Edison Electric Light Company in New York City.
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Thomas Edison invented the modern tattoo machine.
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Thomas Edison invented the alkaline storage battery.
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Thomas Edison's invention of the stock ticker earned him his fortune early in his career.
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There is an asteroid in space named the 742 Edisona, named after Thomas Edison.
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The U.S. Navy named a Gleaves class destroyer after Thomas Edison in 1940. They named it the USS Edison.
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As an adult, Thomas Edison went on camping trips with Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs.
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Thomas Edison was awarded the Congressional gold medal in 1928 for all of his hard work and important inventions.
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Thomas Edison was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame after he died. He was also inducted into the Entrepreneur Walk of Fame and he received a Technical Grammy Award, after his death.
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Thomas Edison died on October 18th, 1931 due to diabetes complications. He was 84 years old.
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In 1963 the National Park Service declared Thomas Edison's home and lab into a single national park. It is called the Edison National Historic Site.
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