The famed American inventor rose to prominence in the late 19th century because of his successes, yes, but even he felt that these successes were the result of his many failures. He did not succeed in his work on one of his most famous inventions, the lightbulb, on his first try nor even on his hundred and first try. In fact, it took him more than 1, 000 attempts to make the first incandescent bulb but, along the way, he learned quite a deal. As he himself said, "I did not fail a thousand times but instead succeeded in finding a thousand ways it would not work. " Thus Edison demonstrated both in thought and action how instructive mistakes can be.
The famed American inventor rose to prominence in the late 19th century
because
of his successes, yes,
but
even he felt that these successes were the result of his
many
failures. He did not succeed in his work on one of his most
famous
inventions, the
lightbulb
, on his
first
try nor even on his hundred and
first
try. In fact, it took him more than 1, 000 attempts to
make
the
first
incandescent bulb
but
, along the way, he learned quite a deal. As he himself said,
"
I did not fail a thousand times
but
instead
succeeded in finding a thousand ways it would not work.
"
Thus
Edison demonstrated both in
thought
and action how instructive mistakes can be.
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