Edison took the glory and that is about all he contributed to "his inventions". He had a laboratory of men working for him who did the inventing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison

Edison owned the company and owned the patents.

Just like today. Take Hewlett Packard for example. I knew engineers there that invented many things but HP owns the patent rights. You never hear the name of the “inventor”. Just HP.


>>I agree. Throughout history, there have been many who have made major contributions to science and received no recognition.
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>Here's one... I don't know if it's myth or fact, but it is claimed that the incandescent light bulb was actually invented by a Canadian who sold rights to his patent to Edison. Yet we've all learned that "Thomas Edison invented the light bulb". (apparently Edison had the connections and know-how to get the thing to market (which I guess in the end is what really matters)).
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>>>I used to have an absolute trust in "Nobel Prize Winner" designation, until I found out this:
>>>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolae_Paulescu
>>>You may say that it was an exception, but since something so blatantly unfair could happen, it's hard to not become skeptical.