Submitted by Wisdom_Seeker2308 t3_11ywi6m in GetMotivated
HarlanCulpepper t1_jd9tgkr wrote
Didn't he outright steal from other inventors?
City_Stomper t1_jda6sle wrote
Yes he did, he was a business man more so than a scientist and inventor. Nikola Tesla worked for him, sent unpaid. Edison claimed that Tesla "didn't understand American humor".
dandrevee t1_jda1n9x wrote
Its inspirational for sure...
But I'm not sure if it's motivating me to keep going with the inventing and attempting.. or if it wants me to take the Edison route and just start stealing shit
beardedbrawler t1_jda84a8 wrote
He also really liked a type of wine, Vin Mariani, which was a Bordeaux wine treated with coca leaves.
Dude loved him some cocaine.
Gamebird8 t1_jdb0ujr wrote
I mean, this quote isn't real. He never said it... And the proof that he said something somewhat close to it is anecdotal.
vigneswara t1_jdb2ax7 wrote
The OG Steve Jobs.
secretid89 t1_jdb7kv6 wrote
Yes, and he probably stole the quote from someone else, too. :)
At least that’s what I tell myself, so that I can reconcile being inspired by the quote with the fact that Edison turned out to be a dick.
Angryfunnydog t1_jdcdfej wrote
Well he tried to do something 10k times and failed 10k times, then decided to steal this shit
Don’t know man, the quote sounds sincere lol
dabiggman t1_jdagryl wrote
You are correct sir
wildadragon t1_jdajgsz wrote
After 10,000 ways that won't work I might too.
mpfmb t1_jdb35wt wrote
That's the one that worked!
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Tdanger78 t1_jdb3wzw wrote
Yeah, he did.
r31ya t1_jdbas94 wrote
Is MenloPark is basically the prototype of the current research corp where every worker sign-off any of their creation to be branded "Edison-creation"
DougieDee13 t1_jdbcutn wrote
he sure did
The_Nosiy_Narwhal t1_jdbhnof wrote
He also hired all those people to "figure it out". He did shit but fund
We_Make_Soap t1_jdbma8l wrote
He also electrocuted and killed an elephant and other animals and also shocked people in public so they would be afraid of alternating current. He knew it wasn’t dangerous. He also invented the electric chair so it’s ironic he actually was intentionally killing people with direct current.
Angryfunnydog t1_jdcd8uv wrote
Obviously because he couldn’t do anything himself even with 10000 tries, that’s motivating
mmchugh1310 t1_jdb888h wrote
If you ain’t cheatin, you ain’t tryin…
MysteriousCommon6876 t1_jda2zim wrote
Like you know
ChatGPT4 t1_jda5zw6 wrote
You can call it "stealing" if it was patented. And then it wouldn't be counted as his invention. Invent anything, I'm almost sure there's someone who thought of it first. You might seen it somewhere, or in your dream, or in a movie... So - to make it simple - we have patents. If you're serious about inventing things - you just file a patent. If it's granted - it's yours. If it's not yours - it's not granted ;)
I for example - invented Windows before Windows. But Microsoft made it ;) No hard feelings, I couldn't make it anyway. Seriously, I've just made a GUI on top of DOS, it displayed a movable windows with frames and some controls. 320x200, 256 colors, VGA resolution.
Now let's translate it into a lightbulb. You make a bulb with a filament that glows for a while then the filament burns. You get the idea. It took a lot of work to actually make a bulb with a filament that doesn't burn that quickly, produces enough light to be useful, at the same time being relatively cheap to manufacture. Don't forget about manufacturing process.
wildadragon t1_jdaltbc wrote
He worked in the patent office so he saw the inventions literally before they were patented, he could have easily copied, destroyed the original patent application, and refiled as his own. It would be his word against theirs and he has a patent as proof when they dont.
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