“Genius is one percent inspiration, and ninety nine percent perspiration.” ~ Thomas Edison Thomas Edison rose humbley from his adversities in his lifetime. Many people thought he had a smooth ride through life and that everything worked out for him, but that is where the story goes wrong. Throughout his childhood and adulthood, Edison faced great trauma. However, he persevered and made his mark on history and still today, people look up to his magnificent discoveries. Thomas Alva Edison was born in 1847 in Milan, Ohio. He was the last of the seven children. His mother was a former teacher and his father was a jack of all trades. Edison spent only three months in public school and the rest of his education was taught at home by his mother. …show more content…
He left his mother’s schooling in 1859 to go work at the railroads. He set up a lab in Melino Park to experiment and invent. Some of the products Edison developed were the telegraph and the phonograph. He spent most of his time in his makeshift laboratory, in his basement, working on new inventions. Later on he went into the military. This …show more content…
He persevered throughout the hardship in his life. Throughout his life he got told he was stupid and that his inventions were useless. When Edison came up with idea of the light bulb, he decided he would create one everyday, and he never gave up. He could have wept and yelled in anger or locked himself inside his house in state of depression ,but he looked ahead and ignored all the people full of doubt. Even with all of his setbacks he acted like he never had them and ignored all the careless people. In the incidence of “the great plant” that was razed down by fire is one major challenges in Edison’s life. In 1914 Edison’s film plant caught fire and burnt down close to everything. What is even more shocking is Edison’s reaction to this great tragedy. The following evening he called his employees and told them that were simply building the