Just want a link to a web page telling that it took him 10,000 tries.
2006-07-27 03:06:50 · 5 answers · asked by son_1997 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
http://www.usdreams.com/Edison16.html
here you go!
2006-07-27 03:39:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the phrase is "he discovered 5000 ways how not to make a light bulb." TE never failed!
People that win never fail, they just discover ways not to win and keep working at it until they win!
2006-07-27 03:08:37 · answer #2 · answered by jeepfaust 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know about the 10,000. It pretty common knowledge that he tried hundreds of fillaments before 'discovering' tungsten.
2006-07-27 03:10:46 · answer #3 · answered by davidosterberg1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
success is combined result of failures
2006-07-27 04:11:37 · answer #4 · answered by GGOOOGGLLEERR 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a myth.
2006-07-27 03:12:02 · answer #5 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋