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Treat Life As An Experiment - Tom Kelley
- VMG 16y agoI don't know if Edison is really a person you should look up to. But I know that Buckminister Fuller had a similar philosopy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller#Bankruptcy_and_depression http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller#Bankruptcy_a... > By age 32, Fuller was bankrupt and jobless, living in public, low-income housing in Chicago, Illinois. In 1922,[3] Fuller's young daughter Alexandra died from complications from polio and spinal meningitis. Allegedly, he felt responsible and this caused him to become drunk frequently and to contemplate suicide for a while. He finally chose to embark on "an experiment, to find what a single individual [could] contribute to changing the world and benefiting all humanity."[4]
- htsh 16y agoOut of curiosity, why the knock on Edison?
- martey 16y agoMaybe because he tried to monopolize film in the United States? See http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/thomas-edisons-plot-to-destroy-the-movies.ars http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/09/thomas-ediso...
- VMG 16y agoHe screwed Tesla for example: Tesla claimed he was offered US$50,000 (~ US$1.1 million in 2007, adjusted for inflation)[27] if he redesigned Edison's inefficient motor and generators, making an improvement in both service and economy.[21]:54–57 In 1885 when Tesla inquired about the payment for his work, Edison replied, "Tesla, you don't understand our American humor," thus breaking his word.[28][29] Earning US$18 per week, Tesla would have had to work for 53 years to earn the amount he was promised. The offer was equal to the initial capital of the company. Tesla immediately resigned when he was refused a raise to US$25 per week.[30]
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