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Thomas Alva Edison was born (1) ______ February 11th, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He was one of the greatest inventors in history although he (2) ______ did really well at school. He left school and never went back to school at the age of twelve. He used to sell newspapers on trains, later he got a job in a

telegraph office (3) ______ became a famous inventor. He worked very hard all his life and often spent 16 hours a day (4) ______. Most people regard him as a genius. He died in 1931.