Saturday, January 14, 2006

Advice for Inventors from Edison


“To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk.”

--Thomas Edison


“There ain't no rules around here. We're trying to accomplish something.”

--Thomas Edison

“Nearly every man who develops an idea works it up to the point where it looks impossible, and then he gets discouraged. That's not the place to become discouraged.”

-- Thomas Edison

"I'm desperately trying to figure out why kamikaze pilots wore helmets."

--David Edison

(I’m not sure, but I don’t believe there’s any family connection between David and Thomas)

1 comment:

Milan said...

"I'm desperately trying to figure out why kamikaze pilots wore helmets."

Flying your explosive-laden plane towards an American aircraft carrier or other warship, you're more than likely to take some AA fire. Having a helmet could help avoid injury or death from flying debris or serious jostling during the final approach.

Quite a grim thing to consider, really.