Thomas Edison? Walter S. Mallory? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: There are many versions of a popular story about the inventor Thomas Edison. He was working on the creation of a practical light bulb or a new battery. He and his team of researchers conducted a series of unsuccessful experiments. The number of negative laboratory …
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Quote Origin: Everybody Steals in Commerce and Industry. I’ve Stolen A Lot Myself
Thomas Edison? Martin André Rosanoff? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: While reading a novel about the remarkable inventor Nikola Tesla I came across a statement credited to Thomas Edison that I find very hard to believe: Everyone steals in commerce and industry. I’ve stolen a lot, myself. But I know how to steal! They don’t …
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Quote Origin: Hell! There Ain’t No Rules Around Here! We Are Tryin’ To Accomplish Somep’n!
Thomas Edison? Martin André Rosanoff? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: All the rules and regulations of the modern world can be quite aggravating. That is why I greatly enjoy the following quotation proclaimed by Thomas Edison to the employees in his Menlo Park laboratory: Hell, there are no rules here. We’re trying to accomplish something. …
Quote Origin: We Will Make Electricity So Cheap That Only the Rich Will Burn Candles
Thomas Edison? Samuel Insull? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: I am curious about a quote attributed to the remarkable inventor Thomas Edison: We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles. What proof exists that Edison actually said this? It’s such a visionary prediction that I’d love for it to be …
Quote Origin: Books Will Soon Be Obsolete in the Schools
Thomas Edison? Apocryphal? Question for Quote Investigator: Ebooks have surged in popularity since Amazon introduced the Kindle and Apple released the iPad. Some futurists believe that paper books will be phased out and replaced by electronic books. But I came across a fascinating false prediction made by the most important innovator of the previous century: …
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