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I make more mistakes than anyone else I know. And, sooner or later, I patent most of them. I never did anything worth doing by accident; nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work. The eye sees a great many things, but the average brain records very few of them. The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are, first , hard work; second, stick-to-itiveness; third, common sense. There is no substitute for hard work. Profile / Biography: Thomas Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Ohio in a middle class family. He had 6 other siblings. Thomas had an inquisitive mind and was relentless in asking questions. His teacher in school could not handle him. Nancy, Thomas’ mother decided to home school him. Both parents encourage him to read and experiment. When he was 12 years old, Edison became deaf progressively. After selling newspaper and candies, he became a telegraph operator. He left home when he was 16 and patented his first invention when he was 21 year old. He married Mary Sitwell in 1871. She gave him three children then she died. He married Mina Miller in 1886 and she also gave him three children. He bought a property in Florida where he met Henry Ford. They stay friends until Thomas died. Edison became famous and known when he invented the phonograph in 1877. He hired many people in his laboratory to research and develop his inventions. Edison was interesting in everything, especially any inventions that dealt with the concept of electricity. In 1878, Edison created Edison Electric Light Company. His goal was to mass produce electricity and to make it cheap so anyone could have electricity in their homes. Edison promoted the electrical chair as a capital punishment to compete against Nicola Tesla and his alternating current (AC) Edison patented 1097 inventions and died October 18, 1931. His wife died in 1947 |
