In 1854, Reverend G. B. Engle belittled one of his students, seven-year-old Thomas Alva Edison, as “addled.” This outraged the youngster, and he stormed out of the Port Huron, Michigan school, the first formal school he had ever attended. read more
3 months of formal schooling. Told he was stupid and addled by his teacher (Rev. Engles) he went home and told his mother. She was furious and took him out of school and as a former schoolteacher, she taught him herself. read more
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 to October 18, 1931) was an American inventor who is considered one of America's leading businessmen. Edison rose from humble beginnings to work as an inventor of major technology, including the first commercially viable incandescent light bulb. read more