求一篇英文介绍名人文章`

Thomas Alva Edison was born in February 11.1847.he was born on a peasant family in American. He was at school only three month. After his mother teach him at home. Him family was so poor that sell newspaper when he was 12 years old. He invent automatic transmitter in he 16 years old. Thomas Alva Edison invents more then two thousand in his life. He was famous for light. And he make the telephone better. It could carry voices a long way. He used the money to build experiment in 1927.he died in October 18 when his eighty four years old. He is a great scientist in the word .his contribute is very big.