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10 pages. There are those who feel that Thomas Edison was clearly a thinking man but certainly no genius. When asked to further explain, they would tell us that Edison enjoyed being in the limelight and achieving monetary success, as would most of us. There are also those who believe that Thomas Edison was a remarkable genius, and that nobody but another genius would be able to replicate the designs he devised. The interesting thesis of this paper is to point out that while Edison was possibly a genius, the fact is that almost anyone can learn to think the way Edison thought and to be as productive an inventor as the man who is best known for inventing the incandescent light bulb. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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in the limelight and achieving monetary success, as would most of us. There are also those who believe that Thomas Edison was a remarkable genius, and that nobody but
another genius would be able to replicate the designs he devised. The interesting thesis of this paper is to point out that while Edison was possibly a genius, the
fact is that almost anyone can learn to think the way Edison thought and to be as productive an inventor as the man who is best known for inventing the
incandescent light bulb. THOMAS EDISON, THE MAN "When an associate asked Thomas Alva Edison about the secret to his talent for invention, the plainspoken Edison retorted, "Genius is hard
work, stick-to-itiveness, and common sense" (McAuliffe 80). The above statement clearly sums up what Thomas Alva Edison believed genius to be. The fact of the matter is
that Edison in his lifetime has more patents to his credit than any other person in history: 1,093 (McAuliffe 80). Because those things that Edison invented were major applications
that changed the lives of millions of people, Edison is given credit for being an extraordinary genius. But was he really? When we look at Edison, the real
man, we will find that he really did simply have more passion and perseverance than most people and that these are two of the qualities that made him a remarkable
inventor (Grace Products PG). We will also discover that Edison had a unique way of turning things around to think about them and that his creative thought process was
not necessarily found only in the genius stature. The fact is that most of us can actually learn how to think creatively, as Edison did, in order to better
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