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N Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847, was born a boy whose life was to have a direct effect on future generations. This boy, Thomas A. Edison, has since become the foremost inventor of the world and has completely changed the aspect of present day industry. When he was a boy, people thought he was “addled,” but this served only to make little “Al,” as he was called, more determined to prove his ability. Except for three months in a public school, Edison received his education from his mother, and his later success was due in a large measure to her influence. At a very early age he showed an inclination toward mechanical and chemical lines. He set up a laboratory in the basement of his home and all his extra money was spent for chemicals for this laboratory. Here he experimented while his mother on the floor above was in constant dread of being blown up. In order to get more money for chemicals, Edison became a newsboy on a train. One day as he stood on the train platform talking to the station agent, the agent’s daughter, who was playing nearby, wandered on to the railroad tracks. Edison, always on the alert, saw her and at the same time he became aware of an approaching train. Rushing to her he succeeded in snatching her from the path of the oncoming locomotive although he himself was knocked down. In appreciation of the saving of his daughter, the station agent suggested that he teach Edison telegraphy, and of course, Edison accepted the offer gladly. Sixteen
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INVENTIONS HE Wizard of Menlo Park has many triumphs to his credit, but only one of them is used in offensive warfare. When he gave that to the world, he first suggested that it would be useful as a defensive weapon. This invention is a submarine torpedo operated by electricity from shore or ship. This is an excellent weapon, because it is always under control, invisible, and capable of great destruction. Alexander Bell invented a form of telephone which would work, but without Mr. Edison’s improvements, modern commercial telephony would have been impossible. Portland cement is one of the important results of the Wizard’s ten years of work on ore crushing and concentrating plants. Mr. Edison invented many common everyday devices which we see, but he also invented many other machines which are used to manufacture these articles or are used in conjunction with them. When the inventor devises a machine, he makes several others which are used to make the first a success commercially. The Wizard is thorough, accurate, and efficient in his work. It has been said that if necessary, Mr. Edison could go into a field a mile square and select therefrom a perfect blade of grass. Fifteen
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