tribute to Thomas Edison
Edison
most of us think electric light bulb
it took him 10, 000 recorded tries
that is 9, 999 failures
but he did it.
Edison
did you know he also invented the motion picture camera?
in 1892?
he had such an amazing mind
I have no idea how many failures he had before he got it right.
He was a persistent genius.
Edison
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thomas edison, history,
Form: Free verse
Robert Sherriff - Thomas Edison - 'Fraud'
Robert Sherriff 08/07/1954 - Australian - Poet -Author - Singer - Actor - American Historian – Photographer
Work by Robert Sherriff is protected by the Australian Federal Government Copyright Act 1968.
Thomas Edison - 'Fraud': The True Legacy of Thomas Edison
Innovator or Appropriator?
When we think of the incandescent light bulb, Thomas Edison's name inevitably comes to mind.
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thomas edison, light,
Form: Bio
Thomas Edison
Tom sat there eating the last of his bread,
wondering if the next day he'd get fed,
felt like a dumb cluck,
down on his luck,
till a light went off the top of his head.
11-19-16
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Categories:
thomas edison, history, humor, science,
Form: Limerick
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison
diverged a lesson
It was awesomely bright
called incandescent light
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Categories:
thomas edison, growth, inspiration,
Form: Clerihew
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison
Drank milk instead of medicine.
He died of diabetes -
Should have had his milk with Wheaties!
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Categories:
thomas edison, people,
Form: Clerihew
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison couldn't sell the idea of selling electricity
to business or residence in any major state or city.
The biggest fear for seven years that was often being disputed
was that if one were to turn a light on, they could get electrocuted.
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Categories:
thomas edison,
Form: Rhyme