"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." QUOTE

Thomas Edison founded the first laboratory in the world dedicated to experimentation in the scientific field. There, he created many inventions which improved our everyday life. Despite his humble origins, Edison was able to become a successful businessman at a very young age and changed the world with one bright idea.

Starting from his first public demonstrations of the phonograph in 1878 to the development of the incandescent light and the first movie cameras, the Edison name was associated to all kinds of technological wonders. Edison was for sure a genius in his fieldeven though many of the inventions generally attributed to him were the result of the work of his rivals and assistants. In the book you will have the chance to get to know his work partners and his rivals too. History Academy will show you how Edison's inventions worked and how the inventor became the first celebrity of the modern era.

"Time is really the only capital that any human being has, and the only thing he can't afford to lose." QUOTE

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