Edison was by far the most successful and, probably, the last exponent of the purely empirical method of investigation. Everything he achieved was the result of persistent trials and experiments often performed at random but always attesting extraordinary vigor and resource. Starting from a few known elements, he would make their combinations and permutations, tabulate them and run through the whole list, completing test after test with incredible rapidity until he obtained a clue. His mind was dominated by one idea, to leave no stone unturned, to exhaust every possibility. .Nikola Tesla
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The scientific method is all about testing, trying new things, and experimenting until you get the answer. Edison did this for his entire life. He did not know that he was making discoveries until experiments came back with results that showed him the way. It was only when he started to look at his results that he began to realize that he did know something of substance after all.
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