All Aboard the Meme Express – Thursday, February 11, 2010
Thomas Edison, American inventor, was born on February 11, 1847. Thomas Edison invented the telegraph machine, the phonograph and the incandescent light bulb. In all, Thomas Edison held more than 1,000 patents.
Honoring the birthday of American inventor Thomas Edison, we present out this quotation for Thursday Thinking and Inking at Meme Express.
“Genius is one percent inspiration
and ninety-nine percent perspiration.”
Thomas A. Edison
Thomas A. Edison
The Meme Express for today is simple:
invention
Just imagine! Perhaps this concept will inspire you to create and post a drawing, a poem, a photograph, a short story, or a journal entry. Then return here to leave a comment with your link. (Be sure to include a link to the Meme Express. Grab our train graphic from the sidebar for your link, if you want.)
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Of course, if this prompt leaves you baffled, feel free to peruse the archives of the Meme Express and publish a blog post on an earlier prompt.
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ReplyDeleteA sad story of invention from me.