Jojo Iznart <jojoiznar...@gmail.com> wrote: But didn't Edison have an incredibly lousy history before he perfected his > lightbulb? >
No, he had a fabulous history. He was one of the successful and celebrated inventors in history by 1879, with breakthroughs in telegraphy, the phonograph and electricity. He often infuriated his investors by spending far more than they expected, but they kept coming back because he made fortunes for them and for himself. Here is a timeline of some of his major inventions. There were many others not listed here that were quite lucrative: http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/scripts/s19t.htm - Jed
