"Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration."
Thomas Edison (1847-1931)American inventor frequently worked more than 40 hours straight holds the most U.S. patents ever issued to an individual inventor.
This months competition: What was Edison's first job? Place your answer under this headings comments page along with your name to win a mystery gift voucher.
33 comments:
newsboy on a train -Rodney
newsboy on a train -Rodney
Olenka Scotten: telegraph operator
Answer: Newsboy.
Machelle Pienaar
Edison's first job was as a telegraph operator - Melicia Mitchell (Cape Town)
Tina Nunes - Durban - Finance - His very first job at the age of 12 was selling newspapers, snacks, and candy on the local railroad, fruits and vegetables.....
And at age 14 -during the time of the famous pre-Civil War debates between Lincoln and Douglas -he exploited his access to the associated news releases that were being teletyped into the station each day and published them in his own little newspaper - the Weekly Herald....
Answer: Newsboy
Machelle Pienaar
Answer: Newsboy
Machelle Pienaar
He sold candy and newspapers on trains. Henry MP Durban
He sold candy and newspapers on trains.
Olenka Scotten: telegraph operator
Telegraph operator - Melany Els
Telegraph Operator - Melany Els
telegraph operator
he sold candy & newspapers on a train
Telegraph Operator
From Mandi - When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train that ran between Port Huron and Detroit
Telegraph Operator
Telegraph Operator
He sold newspapers, vegetables, candy & snacks on the local railroad - Susan
Telegraph Operator
When he was 12 years old, he got his first job. He became a newsboy on a train that ran between Port Huron and Detroit - Mandi Loots
newsboy, selling newspapers and candy on the local railroad .
Newsboy
telegraph operator
telegraph operator
He sold candy and newspapers at the railway, as a newsboy
Answer: Newsboy (Darell)
Answer: Newsboy
He sold newspapers, snack and candy on the local railroad.
Wendy Julies
He sold newspapers, snacks and candy on the local railroad.
He sold newspapers, snacks & candy on the local railroad - Wendy Julies
He sold newspapers candy & snacks on the rail road.
Wendy Julies
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