Who is the king of American inventions?
Edison (1847.2.11~1931.18), an American, was born in poverty and dropped out of primary school only three months later. But he is diligent in self-study, good at thinking and obsessed with scientific experiments. He obtained 1093 invention patents in his life, among which phonograph, electric light, movie camera and alkaline storage battery are all famous. 1879101October 2 1 day, he successfully made the world's first light bulb with carbonized cotton thread as the filament. It took him nearly three days to put the filament into the vacuum glass bulb, turn on the power and emit soft light equivalent to 10 gas lamps, which lasted for about 40 hours. He tested 1600 kinds of heat-resistant materials and 6000 kinds of plant fibers from all over the world. He decided to use carbonized bamboo silk as the filament. This filament can emit light continuously for 1200 hours. 1908, William Kreiger, an employee of Edison Electric Company, invented the tungsten lamp wire, which finally made the filament durable. In addition to his inventions and contributions in the phonograph, electric light, telephone, telegraph and film, Edison also had many creations and opinions in the fields of mining, construction and chemical industry. With his perseverance and studious spirit, he became the most successful inventor in human history through personal struggle, and was known as the "king of invention" and the messenger who spread the gospel of electricity to the world. It has made great contributions to human civilization and progress and greatly improved the quality of human social life. It is said that IQ is 160. Edison was also an entrepreneur. 1879, he founded "Edison Electric Lighting Company". 1880, incandescent lamps went on sale. 1890, Edison merged its various businesses into Edison General Electric Company. 189 1 year, Edison's thin filament and high vacuum incandescent bulb were patented. 1892, Tom? Houston Company and Edison Electric Lighting Company merged to form General Electric Company, which opened the hegemony of General Electric in the electrical field for a century. Note: 1093 inventions were actually completed by a team of scientists formed by Edison, but it was actually a mistake for Edison to win fame alone.