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1、AboutThomasEdison,TheWizardofMenloParkLikeBenFranklin,ThomasAlvaEdisonwasbothascientistandaninventor.Bornin1847,Edisonwouldseetremendouschangetakeplaceinhislifetime.Hewasalsotoberesponsibleformakingmanyofthosechangesoccur.WhenEdisonwasborn,societystillthoughtofelectricityasanovelty,afad.By
2、thetimehedied,entirecitieswerelitbyelectricity.MuchofthecreditforthatprogressgoestoEdison.Inhislifetime,Edisonpatented1,093inventions,earninghimthenickname"TheWizardofMenloPark."Themostfamousofhisinventionswasanincandescentlightbulb.Besidesthelightbulb,Edisondevelopedthephonographandthe"ki
3、netoscope,"asmallboxforviewingmovingfilms.Healsoimprovedupontheoriginaldesignofthestockticker,thetelegraph,andAlexanderGrahamBell'stelephone.Hebelievedinhardwork,sometimesworkingtwentyhoursaday.Edisonwasquotedassaying,"Geniusisonepercentinspirationand99percentperspiration."Intributetothisi
4、mportantAmerican,electriclightsintheUnitedStatesweredimmedforoneminuteonOctober21,1931,afewdaysafterhisdeath.1.IfEdisonhadformalschooling,doyouthinkhestillwouldhavebecomeagreatinventor?WhatdideducationhavetodowithEdison'ssuccessfulinventions?Tothefirstquestion,I'dliketosay"I'mafraidIdon'tt
5、hinkso".Thereasonisthat,ifEdisonhadfittedintothestructureofformalschooling,thenhemusthavebeenfairlyregularincharacterinthefirstplace,andthentheformalschoollifemightverywellhave"adjusted"hiseccentric,adventurous,andenterprisingspirit.Butontheotherhand,Ishouldsay,educationhadgotagreatdealtod
6、owithEdison'ssuccessfulcareer.Withouthissponge-likereadinginthelibraries,andwithouthisindustriousself-teaching,therewouldhavebeenaquitedifferentEdisoninhistory,ratherthananextraordinaryinventor,whoseworkshortenedtheblindsearchofmankindindarknessforlight,forthatmatter.ActuallyEdison'sdrivin
7、gandinquiringdesiremadehimmuchbettermotivatedforeducation,which,inturn,wasmademuchmoremeaningfulandfruitfulinhiscase. 2.WhydidallthelightsinthecountryburnlowonthedaywhichThomasEdisonwasburied?BecauseallthepeoplewhorealizingthegravelossatthedeathEdisonwantedtop
