William Sommerwerck frembragte:
You're missing the point of the story. There are ways to measure things
that are quick and elegant -- rather than applying a brute-force approach.

No. Edison asked the engineer: "calculate the volume of a light bulb".
He did not ask to measure it.

So why did Edison make the guy look like a fool?

That's the perogative of the boss/mentor/idol, to make the little guy
look like a fool even if he is right.

Leif

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