Edison's Fourteen Years Old

Edison’s ancestors were originally Dutch and immigrated to the United States in 1728 AD. Edison was born on February 11, 1847. When Edison was twelve years old, in order to increase funding for experiments, he asked his mother to allow him to work as a newsboy on the train.

When Edison was fourteen years old, he actually started working in journalism. He bought a small printing press, set it up in a laboratory on the train, and conducted interviews, editing, proofreading, printing and sales by himself. Unfortunately, there was a fire in Edison's laboratory. Just as he was panicking to put out the fire, the administrator came over. He was so angry that he raised his hand and slapped Edison in the face. Edison said "Oh!" and covered his ears with both hands.

The train arrived at Monte Clement Station, and Edison was kicked off the train. The experimental materials he had worked so hard to collect were also thrown out of the car from the window. This was the biggest blow Edison had ever received in his life. Damaged medicines and machines can be bought if you have money; but Edison's right ear is deaf, but there is no way to compensate.

It was a morning in August. Edison stood alone at Monte Clement Station, staring blankly at a child named Jimei playing with stones on the side of the railway. Suddenly, a truck parked on the track slid and rushed towards the toddler. At this moment, Edison hurriedly ran over and hugged the toddler away. But Edison's heel hit the train wheel and fell onto the gravel. People hurriedly carried the injured Edison and the child to the platform. Stationmaster Mackenzie also ran over, with tears in his eyes, and kept thanking him. It turns out that the toddler is the webmaster's beloved son.

The webmaster wanted to express his gratitude to Edison, but he was very poor, and he also knew that Edison would not accept his monetary reward. The stationmaster thought for a while and said: "Please come to the telegraph room of the station often from now on. I will teach you the technique of sending and receiving telegraphs to repay your kindness for saving Jimei." This was nothing better than Edison.

From then on, Edison gave part of his job of selling newspapers to his friends, and spent most of his daytime hours in the telegraph room of the station. In just four months, he had become an excellent railway telecommunications operator. Moreover, he also brought his homemade telegraph machine, which surprised the telegraph operators.

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The great inventor Edison passed away at 3:20 in the morning on October 18, 1931. This news soon spread across the continent, across the ocean, and to every corner of the world through the telephone, telegraph, and radio he invented.