Thomas was born February 11, 1847 in Milan Ohio. He was the seventh and
             last child of Nancy and Samuel Edison. As a child he was very quiet, thoughtful
             and inquisitive. Because he was not a hardy child he did not attend school until he
             was 7. His teacher thought he was incapable of learning, so his mother who was a
             teacher took him out of school and started teaching him herself. Thomas Edison had
             Thomas' mother taught him how to think problems out in his mind for
             himself and he also became an avid reader. he first read about chemistry and
             experiments from an encyclopedia. His great passion for conducting experiments
             taught him much scientific knowledge. Because of his knowledge other kids teased
             and started fights with him. Thomas Edison set up his first laboratory in his
             basement of his home in Port Huron, Michigan
             At age twelve Thomas became a newsboy on a train that ran from Port Huron
             to Detroit. He was given a place in the corner of a baggage cart where he could sell
             his newspapers, magazines and candy. The railroad company also allowed him to
             have a small laboratory set up in one of the box cars. in all his spare time he would
             work in his laboratory or study chemistry and physics at the Detroit library. He also
             printed newspaper in the box car laboratory. He was a good newsboy and had a
             good business until one day when a bottle of phosphorus fell off one of the shelves
             breaking as it hit the floor starting a fire. The conductor was so angry at Thomas he
             boxed his ears and put him off the train. As a result of the boxing Thomas gradually
             lost his hearing and was almost totally deaf in later years.
             While working as a newsboy in a railroad station in Mt. Clemens, Michigan,
             Thomas saved the stationmaster's son by getting him out of the way of a moving
             train. The farther was so grateful that he taught Thomas telegraphy. Thomas worked
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