Thomas Alva Edison : inventing the electric age

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adair, Gene, Author.

Series:

Oxford Portraits in Science

Oxford portraits in science Thomas Alva Edison

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931--Juvenile literature.

Edison, Thomas A.

Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931.

Inventors--United States--Juvenile literature--Biography.

Inventors.

Electrical engineers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Electrical engineers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (145 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Oxford University Press 1996

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Thomas Alva Edison revolutionized daily life as few people before or after him have done. The light bulb, the phonograph, motion pictures--through these and countless other technological marvels Edison left an indelible mark on the modern world. Although he had little formal education, Edisonshowed a remarkable talent for practical science as a teenager and was only in his early twenties when he launched his inventing career. In 1876, he established the world's first industrial research laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey, and within six years he and his assistants had developed a light-and-power system that amazed the world. For more than half a century, Edison remained active and involved in science and invention. Upon Edison's death in 1931, President Herbert Hoover asked the nation to dim its lights in tribute to the inventor.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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ISBN:

1-280-76046-X

9786610760466

1-4294-6213-2

OCLC:

1027177510