How did Edison die?

Edison is a great inventor in human history. He received only three months of formal education, but eventually obtained more than a thousand invention patents. However, in his later years, Edison was no longer enterprising. He once said something that stunned us: "Don't provide me with any suggestions in the future, because I have already thought of any ideas you have."

< p>In 1882, after incandescent lamps were completely recognized by the market, Edison's Electric Company began to establish a power grid, thus beginning the "Electricity Age." Edison's electric company relied on direct current transmission. Soon, alternating current technology began to emerge, but Edison never recognized the value of alternating current. Relying on his prestige, Edison gave speeches everywhere, sparing no effort to attack alternating current, and even publicly ridiculed that the only use of alternating current was to kill people with the electric chair! This made the Westinghouse Company, which developed alternating current technology, unable to raise its head for a time. But one moment is not equal to one lifetime. Later, those who once worshiped and were superstitious about Edison were surprised to find that alternating current was actually much stronger than direct current when faced with the hard facts! So people were angry, and the employees and shareholders of the Edison Electric Company were even more ashamed and decided to remove the three words "Edison" from the company's name.

Edison was a great inventor and electrician. His inventions of electric lights, telephones, telegraphs and movies had a profound impact on the world's electricity industry. In addition, he also invented other things. Has extraordinary achievements, founded his own company, invented movies, the phonograph and so on. On the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of the light bulb, Edison suddenly fainted while speaking on stage and died soon after. So how did Edison die?

On August 1, 1931, Edison felt unwell. The doctor diagnosed him as suffering from multiple diseases: chronic nephritis, uremia and diabetes. The medical bulletin published in the New York Times on August 4 stated: "Mr. Edison is like a small boat sailing in a dangerous strait. He may be able to pass safely, or he may run aground on a rock." On October 13, Edison hit a "reef" ", and fell into a coma. Before his death, he was awake for a while. "It's so beautiful over there," he said. Edison died on October 18, 1931, at the age of 84.

When Edison was dying, doctors and many of Edison's relatives and friends gathered around his bed. Seeing that his breathing became weaker and weaker, his heart finally stopped beating. But just when the doctor was about to declare him dead, he suddenly sat up again and said a very strange thing: "I can't believe it is so beautiful over there." After saying this, he passed away.