What was Thomas Edison's first job? How old was he when began working?
1 Answer
Selling newspapers at age 12.
Explanation:
Thomas Alva Edison was born to Sam and Nancy on February 11, 1847. In 1859, Edison took a job selling newspapers and candy on the Grand Trunk Railroad to Detroit.
https://www.thoughtco.com/life-of-thomas-edison-1991617
and
https://projects.ncsu.edu/project/lancet/third_grade/edison_3rd.pdf
At thirteen [sic] he took a job as a newsboy, selling newspapers and candy on the local railroad that ran through Port Huron to Detroit. He seems to have spent much of his free time reading scientific, and technical books, and also had the opportunity at this time to learn how to operate a telegraph. By the time he was sixteen, Edison was proficient enough to work as a telegrapher full time.
https://www.nps.gov/edis/learn/historyculture/edison-biography.htm
