His invention continues to thrive and improve. Thomas Edison was a very brilliant great man who changed the world with his inventions. Without Thomas Edison it probably would have taken some time for people to invent some type of light source. Thomas Edison went through many downfalls, one of which was the amount of time it took him to create the light bulb. It also achieved many results, such as people all over the world starting to buy light bulbs and the prizes they were awarded. "I didn't fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was an invention 1,000