Hardworking genius: Edison, who changed the world

Author: Zhu Shujun
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: He was a world-renowned electrician and inventor. Through long-term and repeated experiments, he finally created the world's first practical electric lamp, ending humanity's history of using candles, oil lamps, and gas lamps for lighting. He only attended school for three months but had approximately 2,000 inventions in his lifetime. In addition to inventing life-changing devices such as the phonograph, electric lamp, telephone, and telegraph, he had numerous innovations in fields like mining, construction, chemical engineering, film, organic electric vehicles, and weaponry, making significant contributions to the development of human civilization. He is the "King of Invention," known as Edison. Let us remember his famous quote: "There is no value in this world that can be achieved without hard work and perseverance."