Transcript Thomas Alva Edison

“An Amazing Mind for Inventions”
Thomas Edison is considered to be
the most prolific inventor that ever lived.
Edison owned an amazing 1, 368 patents, yet only one is
associated with a field that could be called "pure science.“
Edison developed collaborations with others who
were talented in their own right.
His abilities in science, in fact, greatly influenced
the concepts he developed for inventions.
Edison’s imagination causes us to realize that
there is no shortage of inspiration in the world.
There is also no limit to the brain’s ability to
conceptualize and develop scientific imaginings.
Edison’s success as a scientist, an inventor and a
business man is that he never stopped thinking.
The development of each progressive and useful
device would inspire him toward new ideas.
Edison’s inventions led to the development of
vacuum tubes and transistors.
This means that his work preceded and affected the
first wireless transmissions.
Wireless transmissions, in turn, led to the later
development of the radio and television industry.
In the current silicon chip and computer industry,
his inventions led to the electronics we now enjoy.
At the age of 84, Thomas Alva Edison passed
away.
But, his death was not without an ironic twist.
Ironically, Edison died on the anniversary of the
invention date of one of his most famous and
enduring developments for mankind --the incandescent light bulb.
Edison left behind an amazing body of work and
a legacy that will likely never be matched.
His brilliance, persistence and vision changed
the way our lives are lived today.
References for this presentation:
http://www.thomasedison.com/Inventions.htm, retrieved 3/14/2012