Inventor · 1847 – 1931
Thomas Edison
Little-Known Facts
- He famously framed genius as 'one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration'.
- He was largely deaf from a young age, which he said helped him concentrate.
Myths & Misconceptions
Did Edison invent the light bulb?
He did not invent the very first electric light, but he developed the first practical, long-lasting and commercially successful incandescent bulb and the system to power it.