Why did many inventors emerge in the 19th century, and many practical inventions were often personal inventions? However, in the 20th century, there were fewer and fewer inventors. On the one hand, technology became more and more complex, surpassing personal inventions.
capabilities, and on the other hand is the emergence of testing institutions.
Before Edison founded the "Edison Laboratory" and invented the crowd tactic of invention and innovation, inventors from all over the world almost worked alone. They worked in their own laboratories, barns, carports, basements and bedrooms.
Conduct research and experiments, and in Edison's laboratory, there will be dozens or even hundreds of researchers conducting a study at the same time to realize a certain idea.
The principle "Three Stooges are as good as Zhuge Liang" applies to technological inventions, and the same is true.
In the end, Edison used the human sea tactic in the laboratory and used tens of thousands of failed experiments to successfully kill a large number of inventors. Edison's success allowed companies to see opportunities. From then on, the human sea tactic of research institutions replaced invention.
The families fight alone.
Even the smartest inventors will be killed in the end - for example, Tesla, when he went against the trend and still used his own personal inventions to fight against the times, the final outcome was just to die in poverty.
In a shabby hotel room.
It is unknown whether other inventors have been swept to death, but Edison felt that he was about to be swept to death.
"Imperial Central Laboratory!"
Once again, when Edison was sitting on the grass and chanting this name, he even wanted to get a bag of explosives and burn the laboratory to the ground.
Of course, this was impossible. He had no idea where the laboratory was. He had only heard about it.
But it was the laboratory he heard about that destroyed everything about him, including his confidence.
This Ming Dynasty is too curly.
I want to go back to the United States, I want to go back to the United States to set up a similar laboratory, and then go to kill other inventors in the United States.
"I also want to set up my own "central laboratory"! It's in New York!"
Everyone has their own pursuits. Just when Edison began to pursue his ambition of "killing all American inventors," he did not know that he was already being targeted.
The person who was eyeing him was none other than Emperor Zhu Da. In fact, Emperor Zhu Da didn't pay much attention to Edison at all. After all, according to many later generations, Edison was far more of a businessman than an inventor.
identity.
A successful businessman, this is Edison's greatest achievement.
As for his many inventions, except for his early inventions, most of them came from the laboratory - he hired hundreds of technicians to work for him and help him invent, as did Nikola Tesla.
He was an employee of his company. The reason why they broke up was largely because Edison and Tesla made a so-called "American joke" - after Tesla redesigned the DC motor for him, he asked Tesla to
When Edison asked for the $50,000 bonus he had agreed upon in advance, Edison not only refused on the pretext of a joke. He even refused to give Tesla a salary increase.
I'm afraid Edison never imagined at that time that Tesla would become his biggest competitor after resigning from his laboratory.
But compared to Tesla, what is Edison’s biggest advantage?
One is the advantage in funds and reputation. The other is that compared to Tesla who worked alone, Edison had his own laboratory. In that laboratory, hundreds of technical personnel gathered to create
Edison and his company work.
It can be said that it was precisely because of the crowd tactics in the laboratory that even though he lost the current war, Edison still had the last laugh. And what about Tesla? He was in poverty...
For such an "inventor" who ushered in a new era of "technological research", Emperor Zhu Da did not have much gratitude at all. As for the "comprehensive laboratory" he created, the Ming Dynasty had already had corresponding institutions.
Whether it is the company's own research institute, research center, or the famous Imperial Central Laboratory, which relies on the technical information provided by Emperor Zhu Da to continuously launch various new inventions, they are all large comprehensive laboratories.
Its scale and efficiency cannot be compared with Edison's Monroe Laboratory.
"Synchronous transmitter..."
Looking at the newspaper reports about the use of this new invention, Emperor Zhu Da was more interested in the inventor Edison.
"I didn't expect that I would arrive in Ming Dynasty and join the Telegraph and Telephone Company..."
While sighing, Emperor Zhu Da was a little curious about Edison's current state in the Ming Dynasty.
"Does it feel like living in the shadows?"
Emperor Zhu Da said to himself with some sigh.
Why do you say that?
Wax paper mimeograph machine, carbon microphone, carbonized bamboo filament lamp, electric meter, gramophone, movie player, nickel-iron fuse, electric button, current cutter, well, and the Edison-style mineral processing that was put into use more than ten years ago
Machines, these inventions are all... Edison's inventions.
It can be said that Emperor Zhu Da completely... plagiarized Edison's invention, and even the No. 1 product of some products had the logo of "Edison Company".
"This... is really a bit sorry!"
Emperor Zhu Da sighed.
Taking the path of others and leaving others with no way to go. At this point, Emperor Zhu Da was definitely successful. Edison's life path was basically taken to death by him, and even Tesla's alternating current.
It was plagiarized by Emperor Zhu Da.
"However, with Edison's intelligence, he must have some new inventions. Maybe he will achieve higher achievements in other areas."
Of course, Edison's future as Emperor Zhu Da cannot be predicted, but gold will always shine, and there is no need to doubt it.
"Hey, maybe this is what it's like to live in the shadows!"
While sighing, Emperor Zhu Da once again glanced at the report in the newspaper. Looking at Edison standing next to the "four-channel synchronous transmitter" in the newspaper, he shook his head and sighed softly.
Edison is not easy!
It was not easy, it could even be said that the blow was very severe. Edison never knew that his life had been almost completely plagiarized. Living in the shadow of the giant, he had already blamed everything on the "Laboratory with Ming Dynasty characteristics".
Blame it on "scientific human wave tactics".
"...I believe that this is the secret to the rise of Ming Dynasty. Mr. Morgan, I believe that if I get your funding, I can establish an American "central laboratory" in the United States. Of course, it will be named after you.
Laboratory, with this laboratory, you will have access to the most advanced technology in the world."
When Edison was lying on his desk and writing a letter, his inner emotions were complicated. Originally, he could start a small-scale laboratory, but after witnessing the efficiency of Ming Dynasty's laboratories, he wanted to establish a large-scale laboratory.
A bigger laboratory.
With insufficient funds, he certainly could not start this laboratory on his own, so he thought of seeking funding. Morgan was the most prestigious banker in New York in recent years. Although Edison did not know him, this did not
Prevent him from asking for help.
However, when he was about to finish writing the letter, Edison's brows suddenly frowned. Looking at the letter in front of him, he said to himself.
"Nothing will come of this letter at all!"
Standing up suddenly, Edison walked back and forth in the study, talking to himself as he walked.
"Back to the United States, I have to go back to the United States and personally convince Morgan to invest in my laboratory."
After saying that, Edison clapped his hands hard, and then said a little excitedly.
"Yes, that's right, that's it!"
What he didn't know was that just when he made the decision to return to the United States, Morgan, who he regarded as the biggest financial financier, came to Yingtian. This chapter has been completed!