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Edison's skills as a salesman were evident in his attempts to make electricity reach rural America. Nye quotes Edison arguing that electricity "could rid the earth of frost, draw in water during a drought, and resist flood throughout immense rainfall". Being able to make his invention "stick" was a large part of Edison's success. He was able to create a new form of light, while making it accessible and maintaining its link to his own name and company. Here we see the difference between Edison and previous inventors - the ability to profit from inventions and create uniform systems that prevail. Being able to to capitalize on entrepreneurial skills, Edison changed industry while benefitting personally as well. - Lon LeSueur | Edison's skills as a salesman were evident in his attempts to make electricity reach rural America. Nye quotes Edison arguing that electricity "could rid the earth of frost, draw in water during a drought, and resist flood throughout immense rainfall". Being able to make his invention "stick" was a large part of Edison's success. He was able to create a new form of light, while making it accessible and maintaining its link to his own name and company. Here we see the difference between Edison and previous inventors - the ability to profit from inventions and create uniform systems that prevail. Being able to to capitalize on entrepreneurial skills, Edison changed industry while benefitting personally as well. - Lon LeSueur | ||
| − | I found it quite interesting how Edison and company were able to quickly market their products to a very wide group of people. Not only did the electric light take off in America, but in other countries. The reading mentioned that they installed electric lights in Russia, Chile, and Australia. To be able to do that in that time period so quickly is quite impressive. - Brian Brown | + | I found it quite interesting how Edison and company were able to quickly market their products to a very wide group of people. Not only did the electric light take off in America, but in other countries. The reading mentioned that they installed electric lights in Russia, Chile, and Australia. To be able to do that in that time period so quickly is quite impressive. It was also interesting to see what kind of buildings and businesses adopted electricity first, like hotels and theaters, in order to draw in more business. - Brian Brown |
