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famousringo on 11 March 2010
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Wonktonodi said:
famousringo said:
Thomas Edison didn't invent the light bulb. He just perfected it and brought it successfully to market, revolutionizing lighting technology.

But who cares about him. He didn't invent it. That's why the name Frederick de Moleyns is so famous today while Edison has faded into obscurity.

Just amazing how that public perception works huh? 

Not so amazing when you think about it. It makes perfect sense for people to have more respect for a practical, effective idea that actually impacts their life than they have for an undeveloped, ineffective, and poorly-supported idea that they didn't even know existed.

Not that invention isn't an important first step, but it's only the first step in a much larger process. Without the rest of the process, an invention is worth almost nothing. Edison was a good inventor, but where he really excelled was in refining and developing inventions into practical commercial products, which is the point where you actually start improving people's lives.



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