At the time of Tesla's greatest fame, all the elites in new york wanted to make friends with him. At that time, many famous families and female stars showed their affection for Tesla. Tesla is not only an inventor, but also an international master who knows eight languages. His charm is boundless. But he is still more interested in his own experiments and inventions. For the sake of science, he even sleeps only two hours a day. This is an inventor who is destined to devote his life to all mankind.
1893, in the long-term contest with Edison, Tesla finally became the winner of the "current war", so the mainstream of our current power supply is alternating current, and alternating current has become the standard of major power grid companies. But for various reasons, Tesla finally decided to give up the patent right of alternating current, so alternating current became a free invention. Tesla's life began at this moment, and he almost died.
Tesla didn't turn the most important invention into wealth. In the days to come, he devoted all his income to new scientific research. 1943 65438+1On October 7th, Tesla, who had never been married, died of heart failure in new york Hotel at the age of 86.
Edison's rise came from selling the patent right of his printing press. 1870, Edison sold the patent right to a company on Wall Street. Originally Edison thought he could only sell a few thousand dollars, but the manager gave Edison 40 thousand dollars. Let Edison truly appreciate the value of invention for the first time. He set up his own factory with the investment of $40,000 he earned, specializing in manufacturing all kinds of motors. Many people say that what you have to do after you have money is not to work, but to learn to integrate resources.
Edison's light bulb business showed his unique business thinking of integrating resources from the beginning. Edison was not the only one who invented the electric light. Edison was only 3 years old when the British physicist Swan developed the vacuum carbon filament incandescent bulb in 1850.
Technically, the swan's light bulb is better, so Edison bought the swan's patent and applied it to his own light bulb production line. Edison not only considered the technical requirements, but also considered the supporting devices such as glass cover, vacuum tube and luminous fiber. Therefore, Edison was actually a marketing expert. He knew: "People don't buy light bulbs, but the light they emit."
"Systematic problem solving" is a basic characteristic of entrepreneurs. Soon, Edison raised funds, obtained the right to wire the light bulb users, and established a special power distribution system. This is also the embryonic form of Edison General Electric Company's profit model, and Edison's incandescent lamp quickly gained an overwhelming advantage in the world. It can be said that the scientist Swan just invented a product, while Edison created an industry.
Edison, 22, once said, "I don't want to invent something that can't be sold." Its sales volume is the proof of its practicality, and its practicality can be successful. "Obviously, Edison just wanted to invent something that has universal needs and can provide services for people.
Compared with the inventor Tesla, Edison's genius lies in his emphasis on the practice and application of inventions, his efforts to gather all kinds of production factors together, his conception of marketing strategies for product promotion, and his ultimate wealth return, which is the essential difference between inventors and innovators. Tesla only pays attention to technology, while Edison pays more attention to the market.