Just think about this persons life

[K1W1]

1885- 1934 - 49 years only.

At birth
No automobiles
No air travel
No wireless
No TV
No moving pictures
Extremely limited photography
Quack medical treatment was the norm

At death
Motor vehicles are common
Commercial air travel is available
Wireless receivers are common in houses
TV broadcasting has begun in some countries
Not only did movies have sound colour movies were starting to appear.
35mm film is readily available and Leica have released the model III already.
Penicillin had been invented formalized health car was available

The world
The American west was "tamed"
The Boer Wars
World War 1
The fall of the Russian Tsar
The great depression
The rise of the Nazi party and preparations for WW 2.

They say things move quickly today but realistically i think the start and end of this persons life probably saw more significant changes than most people alive today will see.

[wigz]

He certainly saw huge changes during his life, and those inventions have been further developed to an amazing, but that period probably seen more changes than any other. The Industrial Revolution also saw many changes to people’s lives.

[MJ224]

And he is still remembered. That is an achievement...