戴维·博库斯(David Burkus)在其著作《创造力的神话》(The Myths of Creativity)中说,托马斯·爱迪生并不是实验了一万次才发明出灯泡的,他也不是独自一个人在满是灰尘的工作坊里工作。博库斯认为,美国人最喜欢的创新故事可能只是媒体大量炒作的结果。博库斯的这本书揭穿了广为人知的爱迪生故事的内幕,戳穿了“孤独创造者的神话”。为什么这类神话会广为流传呢?他认为,因为我们都喜爱孤独的天才、饥寒交迫的艺术家、一个智者与整个世界抗争一类的故事,即使这些故事从来都不是真的。博库斯认为,这个声名显赫的发明家并 In his book, The Myths of Creativity, David Burkus said that Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb 10,000 times and was not alone Work in a dusty workshop. Boccus believes that Americans' favorite innovation story may simply be the result of mass media hype. Booz's book debunks the inside story of the well-known Edison story, stabbing the “myth of a lone creator.” Why are these myths widely circulated? He believes that because we both love lonely geniuses, hungry and cold-blooded artists, a story that a wise man fights against the world, even though the stories are never true. Booz believes that this famous inventor and