“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Thomas Edison said this during his experiments. On February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio, the most influential person was born: Thomas Edison. He invented important things, affected everyone around the world, and lived an extraordinary life.
Thomas Edison invented some of life’s essential items. One of his most important inventions was the long-lasting light bulb. Although he his known for inventing the light-bulb, 23 others before him invented light bulbs with little power. But, Thomas Edison invented long lasting light bulbs and the entire electric system for electric utensils. On the website of wikipedia states, “We will make electricity so cheap that only rich will burn candles.” This means that he wanted to help others through the price of electricity instead of buying the expensive short term light bulbs that make life after dark harder. Another invention that was crucial to entertainment was motion picture. On the website edison.rutgers.edu …show more content…
As stated on the website the markofaleader.com, “most people today- at least those of us in so-called developed countries -to remember or even imagine a world without telephones, movie theaters, recorded music, or even electric lights.” This means that Thomas Edison invented most of the things listed because he was alive during this time period. He changed life after dark, changed entertainment, and created a machine that could record voices changing music. The Apple company’s founder Steve Jobs was inspired by Thomas Edison. According to markofaleader.com, “...Edison has always been one of Steve Jobs heros.” This shows that if Thomas Edison was never born or wasn’t the inventor he was, Apple wouldn’t have been made and the world wouldn’t have one of the most famous phone companies. He also “traveled” the world through his light bulb which improved life after
Thomas Edison invented some of life’s essential items. One of his most important inventions was the long-lasting light bulb. Although he his known for inventing the light-bulb, 23 others before him invented light bulbs with little power. But, Thomas Edison invented long lasting light bulbs and the entire electric system for electric utensils. On the website of wikipedia states, “We will make electricity so cheap that only rich will burn candles.” This means that he wanted to help others through the price of electricity instead of buying the expensive short term light bulbs that make life after dark harder. Another invention that was crucial to entertainment was motion picture. On the website edison.rutgers.edu …show more content…
As stated on the website the markofaleader.com, “most people today- at least those of us in so-called developed countries -to remember or even imagine a world without telephones, movie theaters, recorded music, or even electric lights.” This means that Thomas Edison invented most of the things listed because he was alive during this time period. He changed life after dark, changed entertainment, and created a machine that could record voices changing music. The Apple company’s founder Steve Jobs was inspired by Thomas Edison. According to markofaleader.com, “...Edison has always been one of Steve Jobs heros.” This shows that if Thomas Edison was never born or wasn’t the inventor he was, Apple wouldn’t have been made and the world wouldn’t have one of the most famous phone companies. He also “traveled” the world through his light bulb which improved life after