The Movie “Edison Miracle of Light” taught me alot about the type of person Edison was and about his countless contibutions to our society. Its hard to believe that a poor, self-taught; half-deaf man could overcome so much in his lifetime.
One of the things that really interested me about him was the fact that he put his work before anything else, this was most likely the reason why he was able to accomplish so much. He had alot of self-motivation and determination. Even when everyone told him that an incandescent light bulb was impossible, he wouldn’t listen, not because he was deaf, but because once he set his mind to do something the only person’s opinion that mattered to him was his own and if he thought he could do something he normally did. Although Edison’s stubborn attitude helped him to accomplish so much, it also back fired on him heavily when he decided on DC power versus AC. Although the benefits of AC over DC were obvious, Edison still insisted that was not the case but Westinghouse was able to prove him wrong and this ultimatley became the downfall of Edison.
Because of Edison’s brilliant mind and endless determination I would say that he wheres the explorer and warrior hats.
