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7 Epic Fails Brought to You By the Genius Mind of Thomas Edison. Despite popular belief, the inventor wasn’t the “Wiz” of everything. Erica R. Hendry. November 20, 2013. National Park Service,...
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Thomas Alva Edison held 1,093 patents for different inventions. Many of them, like the lightbulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera, were brilliant creations that have a huge influence on our everyday life. However, not everything he created was a success; he also had a few failures.
If he hadn’t failed, Thomas Edison might not have become America’s most well-known and prolific innovator. Like most entrepreneurs, when Edison first started his career, he was certain he...
“I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” ― Thomas A. Edison
Apr 13, 2022 · Thomas Edison didn’t invent the light bulb—but here’s what he did do. With more than a thousand patents to his name, the legendary inventor's innovations helped define the modern world.
Dec 18, 2020 · The Epic Failure of Thomas Edison’s Talking Doll. Expensive, heavy, non-functioning and a little scary looking, the doll created by America’s hero-inventor was a commercial flop. Victoria...
No. 523: Edison's Big Failure. by John H. Lienhard. Audio. Today, let's meet a great inventive failure -- Thomas Edison. The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.
