jjares reviewed Thomas Edison: A Life From Beginning to End (Biographies of Business Leaders) on + 3270 more book reviews
The genius of Thomas Edison was not in inventing the lightbulb (which he didn't) but was in his ability to market them to Americans. He applied the principles of mass production to the lightbulb, thus bringing light to the masses. Edison was granted over 2300 (world-wide) patents for his inventions and improvements. They radically changed America.
After reading Nikola Tesla's history, I really had no interest in reading about Thomas Edison. He was a mean, spiteful man who destroyed Tesla. Edison was wise in the people he hired but he paid them poorly. Where they made their money was from the stock options he gave them. Edison did not die with vast sums of money; he spent plenty trying to protect his patents and inventions he was interested in, even if they weren't viable.
After reading Nikola Tesla's history, I really had no interest in reading about Thomas Edison. He was a mean, spiteful man who destroyed Tesla. Edison was wise in the people he hired but he paid them poorly. Where they made their money was from the stock options he gave them. Edison did not die with vast sums of money; he spent plenty trying to protect his patents and inventions he was interested in, even if they weren't viable.
