Thomas Edison Essays

Thomas Alva Edison, a very famous inventor who lived during the 19th and 20th centuries, invented the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, and over a thousand other devices.  He was always thinking of new ways to do things.  Perhaps his only invention that wasn’t an “improvement” of another device was the phonograph.  Many of his […]

Thomas Edison could probably be properly called Mr. Electricity because of the many inventions and millions of dollars that he used and invested with electricity. From the invention of the light bulb, to the invention of the phonograph Thomas Edison made electricity a reality for the masses. And one of his greatest influences was from […]

11, 1847. When he was young his family moved to Port Huron, Michigan where he attended school for three months – the only formal schooling he ever had. At school most of his teachers often thought him dumb because of all the questions he asked to their answers, as well as him having a very […]

Thomas Alva Edison was the most famous and prolific inventor of all time. Duringhis life, over 1100 patents were issued to him or his associates; he was knownas the wizard of Menlo Park, the town in New Jersey where he set up his firstinvention factory. Yet he was not really a scientist, having no theory […]

Both Nikola Tesla and Thomas Alva were undoubtedly two of the most influential individuals of the current industrial world. Their works and discoveries brought about significant advances in science as well as their availability to numerous people throughout the world. In popular culture, Tesla is well known for his creation of the polyphase alternating current […]

In this case, we can name the coiner of the expression – the American inventor Thomas Alva Edison. Edison is first reported as saying “Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration” sometime around 1902 Perspiration means sweat. And when do we sweat? When we do hard work. And when do we do […]

‘’Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. ’’ – Thomas A. Edison. Egyptians, Greeks, Mesopotamian, and others ancient civilizations invented methods or tools of works to survive. In fact, man has been inventing since he has existed. Today, I am going to […]

Founded in 1985, by Adrian Olabuenaga and Lesley Bailey his wife. Their first product collection was a limited edition series of jewelry designed by Peter Shire, a member of the famous Memphis group. Later, with the help of Barbara Radice & designer/architect Ettore Sottsass, ACME’s new collection (Memphis Designers for ACME), was a huge collection […]

When one thinks of electricity and light, one of the first things to come to mind is usually the name Thomas Edison. One man’s name goes unheard though. A man, just as influential as Thomas Edison, perhaps more so, in the electrification of America, was the great innovator, Nikola Tesla. Nikola Tesla is a historical […]

Most people in today’s society define success as someone who makes a lot of money or has done something important to help form today’s society. People such as Bill Gates or Donald Trump are considered successful because they have lots of money. Even actors whose lives are wrecked and destroyed are considered successful because of […]

According to Gross (1996, p. 317), it is “not only the vocabulary of a language that determines how and what we think and perceive but also the grammar”. An example of this might be… OR Furthermore, it is “not only the vocabulary of a language that determines how and what we think and perceive but […]

Introduction The Big Bang theory is an emerging issue in the astronomic field. It is the study of the formation of the universe. The Theory shows the process of formation from the hot, dense initial condition at its current state. The universe is continuously expanding, and the scientists need to make detailed predictions of the […]

I had a lot of painful times when I was growing up. My parents thought I was good for nothing and even did not believe that I would one day be somebody respected. Every day I would wake lots of ideas on how I would improve my life. I was tired of being laughed at […]

Henry Ford is the founder of Ford Motors dealing with automobiles. He brought a revolution in the motor industry. He also played a significant role in the establishment of the assembly line; a manufacturing line, which led to mass production at a lower cost. Before Ford developed Ford Automobile Company, car owners were only the […]

The gilded age was mainly an era that was characterized by the various technological innovations, mass immigrations, and dispute over currency, political corruption among other incidences. This period is important especially with regard to the American history since it led to rapid economic growth especially in the northern and western parts. The rapid economic growth […]