Thomas Edison for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 21 Activities

Thomas Edison for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 21 Activities — page 1
Note to Readers What's in a Name THOMAS EDISON went by a variety of names at different times in his life His parents named him Thomas Alva Edison but called him Al as a boy When he went off to New York to begin his inventing career he used the business name Thomas A Edison As an adult his friends and family called him Tom When he became famous people referred to him simply as Edison or by such terms as the Wizard This book will use the names most commonly used by Edison himself during his childhood he went by Al as an