Was Robin Hood a good guy?

[Dien Rice]

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.

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