Thomas Edison was one of the greatest American s in history. He was born in 1847 and d in 1931. When he was a child he was always trying out new ideas. At the age of ten, he s great abilities to make different things. He e built a small science lab of his own. In 1897, he invented the first practical light bulb and made it possible for people to do as many things in the evenings as they can in the daytime. Although he didn't win any Nobel P, he made lots of great things and changed the world successfully.