About Thomas A. Edison
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman known for his work on the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, electric power distribution and early motion pictures. The merger of the Edison General Electric Company and the competitor Thomson-Houston Electric Company resulted in...
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There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.
The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around.
Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless.
I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
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The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.
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