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Who invented the light bulb? : Edison vs. Swan / Susan E. Hamen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hamen, Susan E., author.
- Series:
- Alternator Books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Swan, Joseph Wilson, 1828-1914--Juvenile literature.
- Swan, Joseph Wilson.
- Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931--Juvenile literature.
- Edison, Thomas A.
- Light bulbs--History--Juvenile literature.
- Light bulbs.
- Electric lamps--History--Juvenile literature.
- Electric lamps.
- Patent assignments--Juvenile literature.
- Patent assignments.
- Inventions--Juvenile literature.
- Inventions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, [2018]
- Summary:
- Do you know who invented the light bulb? Most Americans will tell you it was Thomas Edison. But what if they're wrong? What if a British scientist named Joseph Swan was filing for the rights to this invention around the same time as Edison? You'll be on the edge of your seat as Edison and Swan go head-to-head to create the first usable light bulb. Patent battles, lies, determination, and more fill out this exciting race to the finish. You'll never look at a light bulb the same way again
- Contents:
- The defending champ
- The challenger
- The battle of the bulb
- After the battle.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-5415-2242-7
- 1-5124-8324-9
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