A short biography of Thomas Edison

Read the diaries of Thomas Edison, then write a simple short biography for Thomas Edison.
Before you start, please ponder the following questions.

About Thomas Edison's diary: 
Who wrote the diary of Thomas Edison?
What tenses were used in the diary?
When was the diary written?

About the short biography of Thomas Edison: 
Who wrote the short biography?
What tense was used in the short biography?
When was the biography written?


1st paragraph of the short biography:

     Thomas Edison's teacher told him to leave school because the teacher thought he asked too many questions. Then his mother taught him at home. He worked very hard because he didn't want to disappoint his mother.

Please continue to finish the rest of the biography based on other diaries of Thomas Edison.