Elihu Thomson

ABOUT ELIHU THOMSON

Prolific inventor who teamed up with Thomas Edison to open General Electric.

He and his science teacher went into business together selling lamps.

He amassed almost 700 patents to his name over the course of his career.

He married Mary Louise Peck Thomson in 1884. The couple had four children.

His merger with Edison's company was financed by J.P. Morgan .