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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1859, Edison took a job selling newspapers and candy on the Grand Trunk Railroad to Detroit. In the baggage car, he set up a laboratory for his chemistry experiments and a printing press, where he started the Grand Trunk Herald, the first newspaper published on a train.

Detailed explanation-2: -Because of his curiosity he became a voracious reader and at the age of 10, he set up a laboratory in his basement. Edison began work at age thirteen as a newsboy, and spent much of his free time reading scientific and technical books.

Detailed explanation-3: -He enjoyed being alone. This allowed him to think clearly without distractions. When Edison was fifteen he saved a 3 year old little boy from being hit by a train. The little boy’s father taught Edison telegraphy as a reward.

Detailed explanation-4: -Edison was taught reading, writing, and arithmetic by his mother, who used to be a school teacher. He attended school for only a few months. However, one biographer described him as a very curious child who learned most things by reading on his own.