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Contents 1 When, Where, and to whom was he or she born? 2 What was his or her childhood like? 3 Why did this person become interested in science? 4 Where did this person go to school? 5 What problem did he or she uncover that needed solving? 6 What solutions had already been tried that did not solve the problem? Why wasn't it working? 7 What did this person invent? 8 How did the invention solve the problem? 9 How has this inventor changed people and the world? 10 What happened to this inventor in the end? 11 If you could ask this inventor one question, what would you ask? 12 If you could bring this inventor to today and tell him or her one thing, what would you tell him or her about the effect of his or her invention? 13 References

[edit] When, Where, and to whom was he or she born?

Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, and was raised in Port Huron, Michigan. He was the seventh and last child of Samuel Ogden Edison, Jr. (1804–1896) (born in Marshalltown, Nova Scotia, Canada) and Nancy Matthews Edison nee Elliott (1810–1871). His family was of Dutch origin.

[edit] What was his or her childhood like?

In school Thomas Edison wasn't a really good student. He couldn't hear well so people think that he didn't pay attention to the teacher as much as he should have.

[edit] Why did this person become interested in science?

Thomas Edison loved to read and he became interested in science from books. At the age of 10 he set up a small Laboratory in his room. He spent most of his time reading or trying out a new experiment.

[edit] Where did this person go to school?

[edit] What problem did he or she uncover that needed solving?

[edit] What solutions had already been tried that did not solve the problem? Why wasn't it working?

[edit] What did this person invent?

Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. The phonograph was the first invention that could record the sound of someone's voice and play it back to them. In 1877 he recited the poem "Mary had a little lamb" and the phonograph played it back to him.

[edit] How did the invention solve the problem?

[edit] How has this inventor changed people and the world?

He helped in the creation of the light bulb. If he hadn't helped we probably wouldn't have long lasting light bulbs like we do now.

[edit] What happened to this inventor in the end?

[edit] If you could ask this inventor one question, what would you ask?

[edit] If you could bring this inventor to today and tell him or her one thing, what would you tell him or her about the effect of his or her invention?

[edit] References