1. “An Amazing Mind for Inventions”

2. Thomas Edison is considered to be the most prolific inventor that ever lived. Edison owned an amazing 1, 368 patents, yet only one is associated with a field that could be called "pure science.“

3. Edison developed collaborations with others who were talented in their own right. His abilities in science, in fact, greatly influenced the concepts he developed for inventions.

4. Edison’s imagination causes us to realize that there is no shortage of inspiration in the world. There is also no limit to the brain’s ability to conceptualize and develop scientific imaginings.

5. Edison’s success as a scientist, an inventor and a business man is that he never stopped thinking. The development of each progressive and useful device would inspire him toward new ideas.

6. Edison’s inventions led to the development of vacuum tubes and transistors. This means that his work preceded and affected the first wireless transmissions.

7. Wireless transmissions, in turn, led to the later development of the radio and television industry. In the current silicon chip and computer industry, his inventions led to the electronics we now enjoy.

8. At the age of 84, Thomas Alva Edison passed away. But, his death was not without an ironic twist.

9. Ironically, Edison died on the anniversary of the invention date of one of his most famous and enduring developments for mankind --- the incandescent light bulb.

10. Edison left behind an amazing body of work and a legacy that will likely never be matched. His brilliance, persistence and vision changed the way our lives are lived today. References for this presentation: http://www.thomasedison.com/Inventions.htm, retrieved 3/14/2012