Changes

In the early 1880s Edison made the transition from entrepreneurial inventor to mass manufacturer and business entrepreneur.  

In the early 1880s Edison made the transition from entrepreneurial inventor to mass manufacturer and business entrepreneur.  

Leaving the laboratory to demonstrate his electric lighting system in a “real world” context, Edison establish his system in Britain and in Europe. He delegated much of the work to his most trusted assistants and hired talented new associates. Edison steadily improved his business acumen, the court system (where many patent suits were decided), the media, and his judgment of people's character. As always he relied on his intuitive ability to solve technological problems one step at a time.  

Leaving the laboratory to demonstrate his electric lighting system in a “real world” context, Edison established  his system in Britain and in Europe. He delegated much of the work to his most trusted assistants and hired talented new associates. Edison steadily improved his business acumen, the court system (where many patent suits were decided), the media, and his judgment of people's character. As always he relied on his intuitive ability to solve technological problems one step at a time.