Thomas Alva Edison: Inventing the Electric Age (Oxford Scientists) - Hardcover

Adair, Gene

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195087992 ISBN 13: 9780195087994

Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, 1996

Synopsis

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, Edison showed 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.

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About the Author

Gene Adair, who has worked in publishing since 1981, is currently the marketing manager at the University of Tennessee Press. A former teacher and newspaper reporter, he is also the author of a biography of George Washington Carver. He lives in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195087992
• ISBN 13: 9780195087994
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144