The Brilliant Thomas Edison (a special episode for the Mueller family)

Real Cool History for Kids

Angela O'Dell

Worldhistory, Kids & Family, Stories For Kids, Kids, Education, Americanhistory, History

4.3 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Episode #112: The Brilliant Thomas Edison (a special episode for the Mueller family)

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0:00.0	This is Angela Odell and you are listening to real cool history for kids.
0:15.1	A podcast show featuring history told from a distinctly biblical world view perspective.
0:21.7	Welcome to an adventure.
0:29.7	Welcome to episode 112 of real cool history for kids.
0:37.1	This episode is for the Mueller family who asked to hear the story about the brilliant
0:43.0	life of Thomas Edison.
0:47.6	Thomas Edison is one of the people in history who stand out for his ingenuity and incredible
0:55.9	creative problem solving.
0:58.6	Throughout his life, Thomas was always looking for ways to make life better for people.
1:04.5	Where other people were stuck in the same slow, old fashioned way of doing things, Thomas
1:12.0	saw ways he could improve the process.
1:15.9	And this ability made him one of the most important inventors in history.
1:24.7	But wait, I'm getting ahead of myself.
1:28.2	Let's start at the beginning.
1:30.2	Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio on February 11, 1847.
1:38.4	His family moved to Port Huron, Michigan soon after Thomas was born and this is where he
1:44.8	spent most of his childhood.
1:47.4	Thomas was one of those students who spent more time day dreaming than paying attention
1:53.4	in school.
1:55.2	His classroom teachers don't like it when they're students daydream and Thomas's teacher
2:02.1	certainly didn't like his.
2:05.2	She called him Attlebrain, isn't that just terrible?
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