Let there be light!

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."

Thomas Edison

Born: February 11, 1847, Milan, Ohio, United States

Died: October 18, 1931, West Orange, New Jersey, United States

Education: Cooper Union (1875–1879)

Thomas Alva Edison was 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. He first captured world attention by inventing the phonograph. His most popular invention is the electric light bulb. He also developed the telegraph system. He also became a prominent businessman and his business institution produced his inventions and marketed the products to the general people.

Edison is the great inventor who had over 1,000 patents and his inventions are in various fields used in our daily life.

Thomas Edison’s Learning disabilities and hearing impairment

As a child, Edison was hyperactive and had a learning disability. His mother was offended with the treatment he was receiving at school as a result, and she decided pulled him out. So much for his formal education. Then at age 14 he contracted scarlet fever, which caused the loss of hearing in one ear and a severe diminishment in the other; he was almost deaf. These problems sensitized him to the disabilities of others, and gave him empathy. - See more at: http://www.raabcollection.com/thomas-edison-autograph/thomas-edison-empathizes-courageous-disabled-person#sthash.kO38hpf9.dpuf

Quotes:

Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

References:

Wikipedia.org

http://hcdg.org/famous.htm

http://www.raabcollection.com/thomas-edison-autograph/thomas-edison-empathizes-courageous-disabled-person

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tr0otuiQuU