Note of 2008.11.20
page.42
“I have not failed. I have merely found ten thousand ways that won’t work” -THOMAS EDISON
"The Experimenter may be the most classic role an innovator plays.”
“Great inventers come to mind when we think of experimenters, men like da Vinci and Thomas Edison. But when it comes to innovation, Experimenters don’t need to be geniuses. What Experimenters share is a passion for hard work, a curious mind and an openness to serendipity. Like Edison (and other inventors), they strive for inspiration but never shy away from perspiration.”
“Few people stop to consider where the name for the ubiquitous spray lubricant WD-40 came from, but it refers to the thirty-nine failed experiments in coming up with the perfect water-displacement formula before the company finally achieved success.
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