My father Edison

In his laboratory in Manyuan, New Jersey, USA, my father Edison was pacing back and forth, with a strand of messy hair covering his forehead, and his sharp His eyes and wrinkled clothes were full of stains and holes made by chemicals. He didn't look like a reformer at all, and he didn't have much flair. Once an important person came to visit and asked him if he had received many medals and medals. He replied: "Well, yes, there are two bottles of wine at home, which were awarded by my mother." "Mom" refers to his wife, mine. Mother.

My father is a workaholic. He usually works more than 18 hours a day. He believes: "Sleep is like a drug. If you take too much at one time, your mind will be clear. You will waste time, reduce your energy, and miss opportunities."

Some people ask: "Has he never failed?" Of course Failed. He often encountered failure. His first patent was an electric voting recorder for magnetic separation of low-grade iron ore. But later, due to the development of rich reserves of high-grade iron ore, this design was completely in vain.

But he never hesitates because of fear of failure. While working on a series of painstaking experiments, he told a discouraged colleague: "We have not failed. We now know that there are a thousand ways that will not work, and with this experience it will be easier to find ways that will." ."

The same is true for his attitude towards money gains and losses. He believed that money is a raw material, like metal, that we should use rather than accumulate.

One day, my father was observing the performance of an ore crusher. He was very dissatisfied with the operation of the machine and ordered the operator: "Increase the speed." "I dare not." The worker replied, "If you increase the speed any more, the machine will break."

The father turned to the foreman and asked: "Ed, how much does this machine cost?" "Twenty-five thousand." "Do we have that much money in the bank? Let's speed up the speed one more level."

The operator increased the power, and then warned again: "The machine is very noisy. If it explodes, we will all be dead!"

"That doesn't matter," the father shouted loudly, "drive as much as possible!"

The noise became louder and louder, and everyone began to retreat. There was a sudden boom and debris flew everywhere. The ore crusher collapsed.

"How about it," the foreman's father, "what can we learn from this experience?"

The father smiled and said: "We have learned that we can push the power limit set by the manufacturer. An increase of 40% is enough as long as it does not exceed the maximum limit. Now I can rebuild a machine and increase production."

My father has been almost completely deaf since he was a child. He could only hear the loudest noises and shouts, but he paid no attention to this shortcoming. He said: "I haven't heard the chirping of birds since I was 12 years old. But deafness is not an obstacle to me, but may actually be beneficial." He believes that being deaf allows him to study early, and he can concentrate without having to chat with others, which saves a lot of money. time.

When my father was asked why he didn't invent a hearing aid for himself, he always replied: "How many of the sounds you heard in the past 24 hours were necessary to hear?" Then he added: "If a person has to shout loudly, he will never lie."

My father has never retired and is not afraid of old age. At the age of 80, he also began to study a field of botany that had not been studied before, trying to find the source of rubber in local plants. After experimenting and classifying 17,000 species of plants, he and his assistants finally developed a method to extract large amounts of glue juice from Asteraceae plants.

At the age of 84, my father was in critical condition due to uremia. Dozens of journalists came to check on his condition and stayed with him all day long. The doctor announced to them every hour: "The lights are still shining." By 3:24 a.m. on October 18, 1931, the bad news finally came: "The lights are out."

A funeral was held On that day, in order to express condolences and respect for him, the American *** originally planned to cut off the electricity across the country for one minute. However, considering that it would be too costly and might have dangerous consequences, only some of the lights were turned off. moment.

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The wheel of progress never stops. If my father had any knowledge, he would definitely agree to do this.