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Originally Posted by Joetrevison
Now a man that lived during the same time names Emer Gates had twice as many patents and never stole a thing. He sat in a sound proof office thinking of ideas, according to Napoleon Hill. He used Creative Vision.
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Hi Joe,
Thanks for mentioning Elmer Gates...
I didn't know much about Elmer Gates, so just did some reading. Apparently part of "Think and Grow Rich" is based on Elmer Gates's work (in particular, part of chapter 12 on developing your creativity)...
Elmer Gates (as Joe says) was a prolific inventor, during the same time as Edison. He invented the foam fire extinguisher, plus a type of air-conditioner and many other inventions...
You can read many of his books online... Check out
http://www.elmergates.com and also
http://www.emeralda.com/gates/
However, Gates seemed to die in poverty (according to
this page)... In this, he reminds me a little of Nikola Tesla - another incredibly brilliant inventor, who however wasn't always the best at business. Edison, on the other hand, was a very successful businessman and entrepreneur. Edison started
General Electric - also known as
GE - now the
7th largest company in America (according to the Fortune 500).
The lesson? Creativity is important, but you'll do best if you couple that with knowledge of business too!
- Dien