About
Prolific inventor who teamed up with Thomas Edison to open General Electric.
Before Fame
He and his science teacher went into business together selling lamps.
Trivia
He amassed almost 700 patents to his name over the course of his career.
Family Life
He married Mary Louise Peck Thomson in 1884. The couple had four children.
Associated With
His merger with Edison's company was financed by J.P. Morgan.
