Thomas A. Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Thomas Alva Edisonwas an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park", he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and because of that, he is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionInventor
Date of Birth11 February 1847
CountryUnited States of America
The endeavor to change universal power by selfish supplication I do not believe in.
Religion is all bunk.
I cannot believe in the immortality of the soul. No, all this talk of an existence for us, as individuals, beyond the grave is wrong. It is born of our tenacity of life - our desire to go on living - our dread of coming to an end.
All bibles are man-made.
I do not believe any type of religion should ever be introduced into the public schools of the United States.
Most people don't recognize opportunity when it comes, because it's usually dressed in overalls and looks a lot like work.
Nearly every man who develops an idea works at it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then gets discouraged. that's not the place to become discouraged.
If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves.
If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves.
There ain't no rules around here, we're trying to accomplish something.
Restlessness and discontent are the first necessities of progress.
Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.
We now know a thousand ways not to build a light bulb
If we all did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves