Falen? Mislukken? Edison en Walt Disney

Even gekopieerd. Over Edison, hoe hij zijn lampje uitvond.
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Subject: Did Thomas Edison really say this?


There's a common story that circulates about "success and failure"
that I'm curious as to its authenticity.

The story goes that "Thomas Edison failed more than 1,000 times when
trying to create the light bulb". (The story is often told as 5,000
or 10,000 times depending on the version.) When asked about it,
Edison allegedly said, "I have not failed 1,000 times. I have
successfully discovered 1,000 ways to NOT make a light bulb."

The idea is that -- even if you try and fail, it doesn't mean that you
didn't learn something.

Never mind the fact that Thomas Edison didn't invent the light bulb
(as they'd already been in existence for fifty years prior to Edison's
patent date)....my question is this....

....did Edison ever actually make this statement or any similar
statement? Or is this just an urban legend?

Thanks in advance!
Tony Rush

Request for Question Clarification by cynthia-ga on 18 Jul 2006 13:45 PDT

I think he said it.

From Hyperhistory:

Thomas Edison
February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931
http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b4edisont.htm
..."I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have
succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have
eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will
work." –Edison. (source) ..."

It has been reported that this quote was in response to a New York
Times Reporter's question:
http://www.medleague.com/Articles/president/topquotes.htm

And another reference here, includes a source:

..."Thomas Edison, who said, "I have not failed 10,000 times. I have
successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work." REFERENCE The
World Bank. 1994. World Development Report 1994: Infrastructure for
Development. New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press..."
http://darwin.nap.edu/books/NX006728/html/35.html

Does this answer your question?

~~Cynthia


Over Walt Disney gaan ook dergelijke verhalen rond. Hij is als jongeman afgewezen voor het leger en afgewezen als tekenaar. En jaren later wilde aanvankelijk geen enkele bank het eerste Disneyland financieren.

Niemand noemt Edison of Walt Dysney een mislukkeling. En jij bent dat ook niet. Gewoon doorgaan en niet opgeven!