4. Thomas Edison thought his poor hearing helped him concentrate. As he grew older, Edison became completely deaf in one ear and partly deaf in the other. A childhood case of scarlet fever might ...

Born in Ohio, Thomas Edison was the youngest of seven children and struggled through a childhood of ill health. Nearly deaf since the age of 12, he cut his teeth during the Civil War working in ...

Thomas A. Edison Biography Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 '“ October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed ...

One hundred years after Edison's final visit to Milan, his birthplace home continues to offer a glimpse into the famous inventor’s modest beginnings, a window into one of the country’s most ...

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) — Hard of hearing, Thomas Edison found a unique way to appreciate piano music. As someone played, the great inventor would lean in close to the instrument, right above the ...

The Thomas Edison Birthplace Museum, 9 N. Edison Drive in Milan, is an inspiring place, said Kaitlyn Brulia, development director for the facility. At the Edison Birthplace Museum, Brulia’s ...

Scott Simon talks to Robert Friedman about his piano. It was once owned by Thomas Edison and has bite marks that are likely the inventor's.