Thomas Edison failed thousands of times before he revolutionized the world by inventing and patenting the incandescent light bulb. Because of his desire to create the incandescent light Cheap Soccer Hoodies China , he was one of the most persistent people in history. The invention in which Edison had the most failures, the incandescent light, was one of his most famous inventions. His persistence also led to many other great inventions. He had patents on items such as electricity, batteries, cement, motion pictures Cheap Soccer Jerseys China , phonographs, mining, telegraphs and telephones.
How many times have you failed in your endeavors? When you were learning how to ride a bike, roller skate, play the piano, learn a foreign language Cheap Soccer Hats , etc., didn't you fail many times?
Many modern conveniences are the result of Edison's ingenuity. Edison did amazing things simply by persevering.
1. Edison was persistent
After fifty years of efforts to create a long-lasting incandescent light bulb, Edison achieved success with the incandescent light bulb. Edison needed a material that would be compatible to form a long-lasting filament. He initially tried platinum, which only worked for about one to two hours. He tried carbon, which had the highest melting point. When carbon didn't seem to work, Edison tried boron Cheap Soccer Shirts , chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, nickel, platinum (again). Finally, Edison got carbon to work as a filament material for his light bulb Cheap Soccer Hoodies , which lit for over 40 hours.
What are some of the things that you are doing in your life and careers? Do you like what you are doing for a living? Are there other things that you would like to be doing as a career? You may ask, "what if I try something and it doesn't work?" Try something else. And if you're not successful, try again! Reference the example with a baby learning how to walk. How do most people walk? They kept on trying, no matter how long it took, to walk.