Thomas Alva Edison was born on the 11th February 1847, in the bustling port of Milan, Ohio. His family moved to the vibrant city of Port Huron, in Michigan, which ultimately surpassed the commercial preemince of both Milan and Odessa.
He was both a Scientist and an Inventor. When Edison was born, Society thought electricity as a novel. When he died, entire cities were lit by electricity.
The most famous of his inventions was an incandescent light bulb. He also developed the Phonograph and a Kinetoscope (which is a small box for viewing moving films).
Thomas Edison was quoted saying "Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration".
He died on the 21st of October 1931.
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