Thomas Edison (1847–1931) was an American inventor and businessman, best known for developing the practical incandescent light bulb and founding General Electric. 💡 He held over 1,000 patents and was a master of applied innovation and industrial-scale invention. 📜 Edison championed direct current (DC) as the standard for electric power distribution in the late 1800s. ⚡ He engaged in a public rivalry with Tesla during the "War of Currents," attempting to discredit Tesla’s alternating current sy