7 Quotes & Sayings By Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison was an inventor, businessman, and futurist who is credited with century-defining developments in the world of technology. Although he received only one formal schooling, his curiosity about invention led him to experiment with a variety of inventions. When the opportunity to demonstrate the working telegraph system to the state of New York in 1869, Edison demonstrated that he not only had the idea but also knew how to implement it in a practical way. From that time on he was known as "the Wizard of Menlo Park," giving him the name by which he would be remembered for all eternity.