Muaj ib hnub Thomas Edison los tsev thiab muab ntawv rau nws niam. Nws hais rau nws tias, "Kuv tus xib fwb tau muab daim ntawv no rau kuv thiab hais kom kuv muab tsuas pub rau kuv niam xwb." Nws niam ob lub qhov muag tau teary thaum nws nyeem tsab ntawv tawm nrov nrov rau nws tus me nyuam, "Koj tus tub yog ib tug neeg ntse. Lub tsev kawm ntawv no me me rau nws thiab tsis muaj cov xib fwb zoo txaus los kawm nws. Thov qha nwg koj tug kheej. "
Ntau xyoo tom qab Edison niam tau tuag, Edison tau dhau los ua ib tug neeg tseem ceeb tshaj plaws hauv lub xyoo pua. Muaj ib hnub nws mus dhau lub qub txee daus thiab nws pom ib daim ntawv tais uas tau muab rau nws los ntawm nws tus xib fwb rau nws niam. Nws qhib nws. Cov lus sau rau ntawm tsab ntawv yog, "Koj tus tub yog tus neeg muaj mob. Peb tsis tuaj yeem cia nws tuaj koom peb lub tsev kawm ntawv ntxiv lawm. Nws yog raug ntiab tawm. "
Edison ua kev xav nyeem nws thiab tom qab ntawd nws tau sau rau hauv nws phau ntawv hais tias, "Thomas Alva Edison yog ib tug me nyuam uas mob hlwb uas nws niam tau hloov los ua tus cwj pwm zoo rau xyoo pua."