Sanity

      Born in Ohio in 1847, Thomas Edison would eventually hold 1,093 patents for his inventions (History).  Most of his inventions came around after he had started up his company, which would eventually merge into what is known as General Electric Company today (Bio).  According to Bio, Edison’s most notable inventions were the telegraph, phonograph, electric light bulb, and the kinetograph. Furthermore, Edison had a rivalry with former employee Nikola Tesla in the energy field.  Edison, who was a believer in the direct current system, was battling against Tesla, who thought that the alternative-current system was superior (Bio).

     Edison's success was evident right off the bat.  His first invention, the stock ticker, was bought off of him for $40,000 (History).  So as you can see, Edison contributed to more than just electricity and energy sourcing. For example, the U.S. government offered Edison a position at the head of the Naval Consulting Board because they valued his invention expertise (Bio).  Bio also states that during his run as the head of the NCB, Edison worked on multiple projects such as submarine detection equipment and gun detection methods.  Edison would only work on defensive weapons and techniques though (Bio).