I really learned a lot of things about Edison through this video. A new side that people never knew about was portrayed through this documentary. Edison really was an amazing inventing a light bulb and trying to change the nation from using gaslights to electric lights. What he achieved is something I do not think anyone else has achieved. He changed the entire way the world worked. Despite all his achievements, I was very shocked to know about his dark side. I felt very disappointed when I found how he tried to prove Westinghouse’s AC power as the executioner. Killing dogs and then killing the criminal through the means of electrocution was terrible. And he did not do it for justice but just to beat down this competitor.
I think out of the four hats, I believe Edison kind of fits in each of them. First he is an inventor for that you need to be an explorer and an artist. He was very imaginative in the things he used and invented. He used many data’s to come to the right one. Then he became a businessman after his invention. He portrays himself as both a judge and a warrior during this time. During his inventions, he used his judge characteristics a lot. He didn’t fool around with time. When he knew, he could make something he did it. His warrior characteristic showed during his businessman era. He fought through till the very end for what he believed in and to accomplish his dreams till the end. Even though his dreams were accomplished, he had to let go of his invention in the end to improve it.
