Thomas Edison, the Era's Greatest Inventor

Thomas Edison, the era's greatest inventor,

A) beat Nikola Tesla by inventing the system of alternating current.
B) was elected governor of New York and transformed the organization of the city.
C) developed a system for generating and distributing electric power.
D) produced inventions that failed to impact daily life but were influential in the long run.
E) created and patented the telephone as we know it today.