Even for his biggest failures he didnвЂ™t spend a lot of time wringing his hands and saying вЂOh my God, we spent a fortune on that.вЂ™ He said, вЂwe had fun spending it.вЂ™вЂќД®dison, who made an early name for himself improving the telegraph, moved to Boston in 1868 to expand his network and find investors. DeGraaf says, вЂњEdisonвЂ™s not a guy that looks back. вЂњHe knows that if one idea or one product doesnвЂ™t do well he has othersвЂ¦that can make up for it.вЂќД¬hances are you havenвЂ™t heard of EdisonвЂ™s botched ideas, several of which are highlighted here, because the Ohio native refused to dwell on them.

вЂњOne of the things that makes Edison stand out as an innovator was he was very good at reducing the risk of innovation-heвЂ™s not an inventor that depends on just one thing,вЂќ DeGraaf says. The author offers new documents, photographs and insight into EdisonвЂ™s evolution as an inventor, not to forget those creations that never saw wild success. Leonard DeGraaf, an archivist at the Thomas Edison National Historical Park, explores the inventorвЂ™s prolific career in his new book, Edison and the Rise of Innovation.

In response to a question about his missteps, Edison once said, вЂњI have not failed 10,000 times-IвЂ™ve successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work.вЂќ He was the вЂњWizard of Menlo Park,вЂќ a larger-than-life hero who seemed almost magical for the way he snatched ideas from thin air.Д«ut the man also stumbled, sometimes tremendously. Thomas Edison was one of the most successful innovators in American history.

National Park Service, Thomas Edison National Historical ParkДЄlmost everyone can name the man that invented the light bulb.

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