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Thomas Edison has been a renowned innovator since the age of nineteen.
托馬斯·愛(ài)迪生從19歲開(kāi)始就成為了知名發(fā)明家
He first made his name by perfecting the telegraph before going on to invent the stock ticker,and the phonograph.
改進(jìn)電報(bào)讓他第一次聲名遠(yuǎn)播 之后他又發(fā)明了股票自動(dòng)報(bào)價(jià)機(jī)和留聲機(jī)
In his lifetime, Edison will secure over one thousand patents.
一生中 愛(ài)迪生獲得了超過(guò)一千項(xiàng)專(zhuān)利
But now, at thirty-one,Edison is on the verge of his greatest innovation yet.
不過(guò)在31歲這年 愛(ài)迪生最偉大的發(fā)明即將誕生
Edison had that unique ability to sort of look at this thing,then figure out how to use it in a way that no one had thought of to use it before.
愛(ài)迪生具有獨(dú)特觀察力 他總能找出別人沒(méi)有想到的方式去使用某些東西
So this is where genius resides.
這就是天才所在之所
"Genius is eternal patience."
"天才就是永恒的耐心"
Michelangelo.
米開(kāi)朗基羅
One invention catches Morgan's eye:the light bulb, and the electricity that powers it.
一項(xiàng)發(fā)明引起了摩根的注意 燈泡 以及提供能量的電力
A stream of invisible energy that heat tiny filaments in the bulbs that like magic, make them glow
一連串不可見(jiàn)的能量讓燈泡中細(xì)小的燈絲發(fā)出神奇的光芒
Electric light will revolutionize the world.
電光將讓世界發(fā)生變革
Like fire, or the wheel, it will transform human existence.
就像火和輪子一樣 它將改變?nèi)祟?lèi)的生活
J.P. Morgan sees the potential in the revolutionary new technology immediately,and knows it's his chance to create his own legacy.
J·P·摩根立刻看到了這種新技術(shù)的潛能 他意識(shí)到 自己創(chuàng)造偉大財(cái)富的機(jī)會(huì)到來(lái)了
One that will change the world forever.
這將會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)地改變世界
