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Thomas Edison on Invention
"I do not regard myself as a pure scientist, as so many persons have insisted that I am. I do not search for the laws of nature ... for the purpose of learning truth. I am only a professional inventor... with the object [goal] of inventing that which will have commercial utility [use]."
What were Edison's goals with his inventions?
• to build something that would be useful to people
• to be regarded as a true scientist.
• to have more patents than anyone
• to learn more about the laws of nature
1 pts
Thomas Edison on Invention
"I do not regard myself as a pure scientist, as so many persons have insisted that I am. I do not search for the laws of nature ... for the purpose of learning truth. I am only a professional inventor... with the object [goal] of inventing that which will have commercial utility [use]."
What were Edison's goals with his inventions?
• to build something that would be useful to people
• to be regarded as a true scientist.
• to have more patents than anyone
• to learn more about the laws of nature
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GPT-4o mini
Edison's goals with his inventions were primarily **to build something that would be useful to people**. He emphasized the commercial utility of his inventions rather than pursuing scientific truth or recognition as a scientist.