Who did not finish their studies but still achieved success?

Edison, Lincoln

Also,,, Sun Wukong seems to be the same, haha.

1. Edison was born on February 11, 1847, in the small town of Milan, Ohio, in the midwestern United States. His father is of Dutch descent, and his mother worked as a primary school teacher and is of Scottish descent. When Edison was 7 years old, his father lost money in his roofing business, so he moved the family to Fort Gratiot in the northern suburbs of Huron, Michigan. Shortly after moving here, Edison contracted scarlet fever and remained ill for a long time. The disease was believed to be the cause of his deafness. Edison went to school at the age of 8, but after only three months of studying, he was dismissed by the teacher as an "imbecile" and kicked out of school (he was ordered to drop out of school for being "stupid and confused"). From then on, his mother became his "teacher" and decided to teach her son how to read and write, and educate him to be honest, love the motherland, and love mankind. Because of his mother's good education methods, he developed a strong interest in reading. "He not only read a lot of books, but he also read ten lines at a glance and could recite them after reading them." When he was 8 years old, he read the works of Shakespeare and Dickens, the most important playwrights of the British Renaissance, and many important historical books. By the age of 9, he could quickly read more difficult books, such as Parker's "Nature and Nature". Experimental Philosophy.

Edison's earliest interest in natural science was in chemistry. I loved chemistry when I was 10 years old. He collected about two hundred bottles and saved every penny to buy chemicals to put in the bottles. At the age of 11, he experimented with his first telegraph. To earn money to buy chemicals and equipment, he started working. When he was 12 years old, he got a job selling newspapers on the train, traveling between Port Huron and Detroit, Michigan. While selling newspapers, he also runs a fruit and vegetable business. Whenever he has time, he goes to the library to read. In 1861, the Civil War broke out in the United States. Edison, who had just turned 14, bought an old printing press and took advantage of the convenience of the train to start a tabloid (weekly) - "The Herald" to convey the war situation and news along the way. The first issue of the magazine was printed on the train. He is responsible for reporter, editor, typesetting, proofreading, printing and distribution. The tabloid was popular, and he also gained talents, knowledge and experience from the intense work. He also earned a lot of money and was able to continue conducting chemical experiments. He used the money he earned to build a chemistry laboratory on a luggage cart. But unfortunately, when he was doing an experiment on a train, the train suddenly jolted and a piece of phosphorus fell on the wooden board, causing it to burn. The conductor came to extinguish the flames and gave him a slap in the face, deafening his ears. He was kicked off the train. Edison was only 15 years old at that time. (Another version of the story: There was an unfortunate chemical fire and he and his equipment were thrown out of the car. Another time, when Edison was trying to board a freight train, a conductor grabbed him by the ears. Help him get on the bus. This action caused Edison to become deaf for life)

The setback did not discourage Edison. He became obsessed with telegraphy. After repeated research, he invented an automatic machine in 1868. The power recorder was his first invention. Later he invented two new types of telegraph machines. In 1877, he invented the carbon telephone microphone, which made the original telephone sound clearer; he also invented the phonograph. People called him "The Magician".

In September 1878, when he was 31 years old, Edison began to study electric lights. At that time, gas lamps had replaced kerosene lamps, but the flame flickered uncertainly and produced harmful gases when extinguished. Arc lamps had also been invented and used in public places, but they were not suitable because they made a hissing sound when burning and were too bright. For indoor use. At that time, many European and American scientists were already exploring the creation of a new stable luminous body.

Edison studied the arc lamp and announced that he could invent a satisfactory light, but he would need money. At that time, he already had 170 invention patents. His inventions brought great profits to capitalists, so a consortium was willing to provide him with funding. After thousands of failures, in April 1879 he improved the rod-shaped and tube-shaped lamps of his predecessors and made a glass sphere; on October 21, 1879, he fixed a carbon-treated cotton thread inside the glass bulb and pulled it out. After removing the air, sealing the mouth, and passing on current, it glowed, and a new lighting object appeared.

Between 1880 and 1882, Edison designed light sockets, push buttons, fuses, current cutters, electric meters, hanging lights, main line and branch line systems, and made the world's largest capacity at that time generator, built the first power plant in New York, and pioneered the first civilian lighting system. He later invented the motion picture camera with George Eastman. Edison's three major inventions: the phonograph, the electric light and power system, and the movie camera, enriched and improved human civilization.

Edison died on October 18, 1931 (some say October 9) at the age of 84. However, no one has been able to break his record of holding 1,099 invention patents so far. People call him the King of Inventions.

2. Abraham Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln, February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865), American politician, the 16th president (term: March 4, 1861 - 1865 April 15, 2011), is also the first *** and party president.

On February 12, 1809, Lincoln was born into a poor peasant family in Hardin County, Kentucky. His father was a shoemaker. In his own words, his childhood was "a concise summary of poverty." History". When he was a child, he helped his family move firewood, carry water, and do farm work. His parents were descendants of British immigrants who made a living by farming and hunting. In 1816, Lincoln's family moved to southwestern Indiana to open up wasteland and make a living. When Lincoln was 9 years old, his mother died.

A year later, my father married a virtuous woman. The stepmother is kind and hard-working, and treats her ex-wife's children as her own. Lincoln also loved his stepmother, and the family lived in harmony and happiness. Because of his poor family, Lincoln's education level was not high. In order to support his family, Lincoln worked as a ferryman on the Ohio River, a plantation worker, a store clerk, and a carpenter as a boy. When he was 18 years old, Lincoln, who was tall (186cm), was hired by a ship owner, and he and others took a flat-bottomed barge down the Ohio River and sailed thousands of miles to Orleans.

Before the age of 25, Lincoln had no fixed occupation and made a living everywhere. As an adult, he became a local land surveyor. Because he was proficient in surveying and calculation, the young Lincoln was often invited to resolve land boundary disputes. After hard work, Lincoln was always a young man who loved reading. The light of his night reading always flickered until very late. In his youth, Lincoln read all of Shakespeare's works, read "History of the United States", and read many historical and literary books. He became a knowledgeable and wise man through self-study. He gave his first political speech at a political rally. Because he criticized black slavery and put forward some suggestions that were beneficial to public causes, Lincoln gained influence among the public. In addition to his outstanding character, he was elected as a state legislator in 1834.

Two years later, Lincoln became a self-taught lawyer and soon became the leader of the Whig Party in the state House of Representatives. In August 1834, the 25-year-old Lincoln was elected as a state legislator and began his political career. At the same time, he managed a rural post office, engaged in land surveying, and studied law with the help of friends. A few years later, he became a lawyer. After gaining experience as a state legislator, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1846. In 1847, as a representative of the Whig Party, Lincoln participated in the election for Congress and was successful. He came to the capital Washington for the first time. Before and after, the debate about slavery became a major event in American political life. During this controversy, Lincoln became increasingly anti-slavery. He believed that slavery should eventually be eliminated, starting with the abolition of slavery in the capital, Washington. Slavery advocates who represented the interests of southern planters frantically opposed Lincoln. In 1850, the power of slave owners in the United States increased significantly, and Lincoln resigned from Congress and continued to work as a lawyer.

In 1860, Lincoln became the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party. In November, the election was announced and he was elected as the 16th President of the United States with 2 million votes. However, in the 10 southern states controlled by slave owners, , he did not get 1 vote.

After the election was announced, the southern planters created divisions and launched a rebellion. Eleven southern states successively withdrew from the Union, announced the establishment of the "Confederacy of American States", formulated a new constitution, and elected a president.

In April 1861, the southern rebel forces first provoked a war against the north. Lincoln called on the people to fight to preserve the unity of the Union.

In the early days of the Civil War, because the southern planters had been plotting rebellion for a long time, the Lincoln government tried to compromise and suffered defeats in the war. The capital, Washington, is under threat. In order to reverse the situation of the war, the Lincoln government promulgated the "Homestead Act" in May 1862, which stipulated that American citizens could get 160 acres of land in the West by paying $10, and they could become its owner if they cultivated it continuously for 5 years. In September, the Emancipation Proclamation was promulgated, abolishing black slavery and stipulating that black slaves in rebellious states were free people. The pattern of war suddenly changed.

In the summer of 1863, the northern army turned to counterattack. In 1865, the southern rebels surrendered to the northern army, and the four-year civil war ended in victory for the north.

On the evening of April 15, 1865, just after the Civil War, Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theater in Washington. On May 4, Lincoln was buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Lincoln led the American people to safeguard national unity, abolished slavery, removed obstacles to the development of capitalism, and promoted the development of American history. He has been respected by the American people for more than a hundred years. Because of Lincoln's progressive role in American history, people praised him as "a model of national rulers in the new era."

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States and one of the greatest figures in world history. He led the great struggle to save the Union and end slavery. Missed for his integrity, kindness and strength of character, he remains one of the most admired presidents in American history. Although he had only a little elementary education on the frontier and little experience in public office, his keen insight and deep sense of humanitarianism made him the greatest president in American history.