Innovation as a Social Process: Elihu Thomson and the Rise of General Electric(Studies in Economic History and Policy: USA in the Twentieth)

Series: Studies in Economic History and Policy: USA in the Twentieth

Elihu Thomson was a major American inventor of electric light and power systems. A contemporary of Thomas Edison, Thomson performed the engineering and design work necessary to make electric lighting a common product. From the 1880s to the 1930s, Thomson was employed by the General Electric Company and its predecessors. Working within the corporation, Thomson reveals how successful inventions are