While he is often celebrated as a genius, Edison's formal education was very limited. He received only 3 months of schooling before his family moved and he had to start working. However, he was an incredibly self-taught and driven individual, developing his own scientific and engineering knowledge through constant experimentation and observation.
His incredible inventions, including the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera, revolutionized the world and cemented his place in history as one of the greatest inventors of all time.