If this is your first page of entry please head for the start and read the articles in order! Ah, yes the Thomas Edison's tinfoil and wax cylindral phonograph! Thomas Alva Edison maybe famous for the electric light bulb, but his real baby was the phonograph; it became his most cherished invention of the many inventions that he had done. Indeed, he was a passionately productive inventor who patented more than 1000 of his inventions which I believed profoundly influenced the modern world!" It has been said that he alone single-handedly shaped the 20th Century. Never mind about that, I believe his influence has a powerful effect on the 21st Century also. He just simply proliferated in his inventions a true genius of his time and an inspiration to all who knew him. Thomas Edison did not let failure stand in his way regarding his inventions. He would look upon mistakes and failures as his teachers and masters as he stated: "I have not failed, I've discovered ten thousand ways which doesn't work. Edison was quite different from other scientists, he had the capability to take ideas and turn them into practical results. Thomas Edison is on record where he is quoted as saying, "Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. I guessed that Thomas Edison got his 99 percent perspiration due to his long hours of work. |
