Thomas edison video biography on mlk day for kindergarten

How does it feel to not be able to hear anything?

In this lesson, you will learn about Thomas Edison, an amazing inventor who changed the world with his ideas!

It would be difficult to know what was going on and to be able to communicate with others, right? Tonight, we are going to talk about a very successful businessman and an inventor who on his twelfth birthday developed hearing problems and became completely deaf in one ear. Thomas Edison. Thomas Alva Edison was born in in Milan, Ohio.

But, in , his family decided to move to Port Huron, Michigan where he was raised. Thomas was the seventh child and the youngest in his family. Edison was home-schooled by his mother. He attended public school but only for a short period. She taught him how to read and write. This was the case with Edison and the genius Albert Einstein ran into the same problem.

After a while, Thomas developed a love for books.

Thomas Edison, seen late in life in this video, was the most famous inventor in American history.

He read a lot of books and taught himself on his own. As a child, he was amazed at the technology and new inventions and started spending long hours working on experiments at home. He loved to tinker and try new things. He would try different ways to solve a problem until he figured it out.