Texas Gateway: Edison: Boyhood and Teen Years

Find out how young Thomas Edison's curiosity got him into trouble, and how, during his teen years, he lost his hearing but gained confidence as an aspiring inventor, This video was adapted from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE. Though Edison had just three months of formal schooling, he grew up reading and conducting chemistry experiments. His job as a newsboy on a train led to teaching himself Morse Code; then Edison took a job as a telegraph operator at the age of 15 where he improved the telegraph system. He began to think of himself as an inventor. This resource is part of the Thomas Edison Collection.