It took him 10000 tries
nearly 40,000 times he failed in inventing a light bulb.
6000
At least twice
Edison failed many times - no one knows how many - to make a filament for a light bulb that would last a long time. He did not invent the light bulb - he was working on a BETTER light bulb that would last longer.
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb because he wanted people to have electric lighting in there homeIt took Thomas Edison 10,000 tries to make the lightbulb
Thomas Alva Edison made the light bulb in OCTOBER 21, 1879.
6000
At least twice
Edison failed many times - no one knows how many - to make a filament for a light bulb that would last a long time. He did not invent the light bulb - he was working on a BETTER light bulb that would last longer.
it took Edison 15-17 years to make the light bulb
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb because he wanted people to have electric lighting in there homeIt took Thomas Edison 10,000 tries to make the lightbulb
Thomas Alva Edison made the light bulb in OCTOBER 21, 1879.
He "failed" over 200 times at creating the light bulb. He says he found over 200 ways not to make a light bulb.
1000
Thomas Edison is quoted as saying "I did not fail, I found 2000 ways how to not make a light bulb." He did finally succeed in finding the one way to make a light bulb.
yes
no Tomas Edison made the light bulb
Thomas Edison was credited to make the light bulb.