Thomas Edison: Inventor of the Future The Standard of living prior to Thomas Edison's great inventions was of poorer quality. Up to the latter half of the nineteenth century, the machine had always been closely bound to its prime mover (Baldwin 50). It could not be placed too far because of the inefficiency of belts and shafting as a method of distributing energy (Clark 53). Energy and power is everything, it is the key to a working …showed first 75 words of 968 total…

…showed last 75 words of 968 total…partners called their new enterprise The General Electric Company (26). Being the innovator that he was, Thomas Edison was a true hero to America. His incredible work ethic became a model for other inventors that followed in Edison's footsteps. Thomas Edison made sacrifices for a cause that he wanted to overcome, and that was putting an end to gaslights. When Edison was once asked when he planned on retiring he replied, "The day before the funeral!"