So many failures might have made anyone else give up, but Thomas Edison had two important characteristics, patience and perseverance that made it possible for him to carry on his work.  Each failure meant simply that what he was trying to do couldn't be done that particular way, and that he would have find some other way to do it. Thomas Edison finally figured out that carbonized cardboard would work better and last longer as a filament, but to do that he had to learn an important lesson, that to get through life you have to believe in yourself and persevere.

People definitely accepted the light bulb; in fact they had been waiting for this to be invented for years. Today we have light bulbs of all shapes and sizes, some lasting at least three years guaranteed. He made all this happen and I thank him for that. In those 80 years, America had become the most technologically advanced nation in the world. It's no accident that all these changes were made during Edison's lifetime. For it was those gears turning in Edison's head that created the electrical age. Edison's life was a perfect example of the American dream.  He was just a poor country boy who became a great success and helped people around the world live better.

                                Research and Web Page by Amy


Works Cited:

"Thomas Alva Edison," New Book of Knowledge. 1996 ed.

Joesphson, Matthew. Thomas Edison, a Biography. John Wiley and Sons.

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