Thomas Alva Edison

He is one of such entrepreneurs who have touched the life around the world by developing devices such as the phonograph, the motion picture camera and electric light bulb. Edison’s invention changed the world. His motivation and persistence makes him a true entrepreneur. He was deaf in one of his ears and suffered from scarlet fever, but nothing was able to stop him from reaching his goals.

Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11. 1847 and is the fourth most prolific inventor in history holding 1,093 U.S. patents in his name, along with patents in the U.K., France and Germany. A very patient and passionate man, he failed a lot of time before tasting success.