Famous Failures

[Lady Freedom Returns]

[Lionel Mandrake]

1. Einstein couldn't speak until ... almost four?

In a scholarly biography, Abraham Pais wrote that

" ... by the age of two or three, Einstein was speaking in full sentences."

Read more:
http://www.nutralegacy.com/blog/general-healthcare/albert-einstein-learning-disability-true-or-false

[Stuart G]

2. How about Abe Lincoln..take a look.....

Lincoln "Failures" List
Lost job in 1832.
Defeated for state legislature in 1832.
Failed in business in 1833.
Elected to state legislature in 1834.
Sweetheart died in 1835.
Had nervous breakdown in 1836.
Defeated for Speaker in 1838.
Defeated for nomination for Congress in 1843.
Elected to Congress in 1846.
Lost renomination in 1848.
Rejected for land officer in 1849.
Defeated for U.S. Senate in 1854.
Defeated for nomination for Vice President in 1856.
Again defeated for U.S. Senate in 1858.
Elected President in 1860.

[siligut]

3. Don't forget Vincent Willem van Gogh

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I love this painting.

[jmowreader]

4. Roy Plunkett is my favorite failure

A research chemist, Plunkett was trying to create a new refrigerant from tetrafluoroethane gas...when the gas stopped coming out of the tank. They cut it open and found the gas had polymerized into a very slick plastic.

Ten years later, they were making two million pounds per year of this failure, which is called Teflon.

[a la izquierda]

5. Babe Ruth is a good sports failure.

Struck out a bazillion times, but also struck out a ton.

My mom clipped out a Dear Abby about failure and I kept it on my fridge for years. I nearly failed out of college, yet here I sit with a PhD.

[In_The_Wind]

6. Kickin' it for those who are underestimated.

You can do it.


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