Thomas Alva Edison was born in MIlan 1847.

He was
a bussnesman and big inventor and He made 1000
inventions
He became in millionaire and he made a company
called General Electric. When he was a child bought
and sold candies and magazine. After he decided
make his own dayli so He contract some people for
work. He started his big company.
Also he was know becouse he make a light bulb but
in fact he didnt make the firts light bulb because
Joseph Wilson Swan make the light bulb in 1878 and
Thomas Alva Edison in 1879. But he patented the
light bulb and he handed the electric light bulb to
the world.