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With the profits he established a laboratory in Newark, [[New Jersey]], where he continued to develop his inventions. In his experiments, he always took a "hands-on" approach, and took nothing for granted, insisting on performing tests himself to compare his outcomes with previously recorded results.

With the profits he established a laboratory in Newark, [[New Jersey]], where he continued to develop his inventions. In his experiments, he always took a "hands-on" approach, and took nothing for granted, insisting on performing tests himself to compare his outcomes with previously recorded results.

He met and married Mary Stilwell, <ref>They were married on Christmas Day, 1871, when Mary was sixteen. [http://www.sparknotes.com/biography/edison/terms/char_6.html (Spark Notes)] </ref>

He met and married Mary Stilwell,<ref>They were married on Christmas Day, 1871, when Mary was sixteen. [http://www.sparknotes.com/biography/edison/terms/char_6.html (Spark Notes)]</ref>

and they had three children, Marion Estelle, Thomas Alva Jr, and William. (Later after Mary's death in 1884, he remarried. He wed his 2nd wife Mina Miller in 1886, they had 3 children, Madelene, Charles and Theodore, and remained together until his death).

and they had three children, Marion Estelle, Thomas Alva Jr, and William. (Later after Mary's death in 1884, he remarried. He wed his 2nd wife Mina Miller in 1886, they had 3 children, Madelene, Charles and Theodore, and remained together until his death).

His first daughter was nicknamed "Dot", and his first son "Dash" (see [[Morse Code]]). <ref> [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edtime.html Edison: Timeline for Inventing Entertainment], Library of Congress </ref>

His first daughter was nicknamed "Dot", and his first son "Dash" (see [[Morse Code]]).<ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edtime.html Edison: Timeline for Inventing Entertainment], Library of Congress</ref>

[[Image:Edison and phonograph.jpg|thumb|280px|left|Edison and his phonograph]]

[[Image:Edison and phonograph.jpg|thumb|280px|left|Edison and his phonograph]]

Little is known about the religious beliefs of the young Thomas Edison, when he was most productive.

Little is known about the religious beliefs of the young Thomas Edison, when he was most productive.

== See Also ==

== See also ==

* [[Gallery of American Heroes]]

* [[Gallery of American Heroes]]

* [[World Famous Pictures]]

* [[World Famous Pictures]]

== External links ==

== External links ==

[[Image:Movie-edison.jpg|thumb|320px|Sound movies: 1913 Edison's Kinetophone. The viewer looks at film through the peep-hole while listening to the accompanying phonograph through two rubber ear tubes. The 1895 version worked poorly; this one was dropped because labor contracts required a union operator to be present.<ref> See [http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison_kinetoscope.htm Kinetophones]</ref>]]  

[[Image:Movie-edison.jpg|thumb|320px|Sound movies: 1913 Edison's Kinetophone. The viewer looks at film through the peep-hole while listening to the accompanying phonograph through two rubber ear tubes. The 1895 version worked poorly; this one was dropped because labor contracts required a union operator to be present.<ref>See [http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison_kinetoscope.htm Kinetophones]</ref>]]  

* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edbiohm.html Library of Congress]

* [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edbiohm.html Library of Congress]

* [http://edison.rutgers.edu/biogrphy.htm Rutgers University]

* [http://edison.rutgers.edu/biogrphy.htm Rutgers University]