Isbn: 9780802714060 - Edison & the Electric Chair: a Story of Light and Death (59 results)

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Hardback. Condition: Fair. A Discover magazine Top Science Book Thomas Edison stunned America in 1879 by unveiling a world-changing invention--the light bulb--and then launching the electrification of America's cities. A decade later, despite having been an avowed opponent of the death penalty, Edison threw his laboratory resources and reputation behind the creation of a very different sort of device--the electric chair. Deftly exploring this startling chapter in American history, Edison & the Electric Chair delivers both a vivid portrait of a nation on the cusp of modernity and a provocative new examination of Edison himself. Edison championed the electric chair for reasons that remain controversial to this day. Was Edison genuinely concerned about the suffering of the condemned? Was he waging a campaign to smear his rival George Westinghouse's alternating current and boost his own system? Or was he warning the public of real dangers posed by the high-voltage alternating wires that looped above hundreds of America's streets? Plumbing the fascinating history of electricity, Mark Essig explores America's love of technology and its fascination with violent death, capturing an era when the public was mesmerized and terrified by an invisible force that produced blazing light, powered streetcars, carried telephone conversations--and killed. …

Hardback. Condition: Good. A Discover magazine Top Science Book Thomas Edison stunned America in 1879 by unveiling a world-changing invention--the light bulb--and then launching the electrification of America's cities. A decade later, despite having been an avowed opponent of the death penalty, Edison threw his laboratory resources and reputation behind the creation of a very different sort of device--the electric chair. Deftly exploring this startling chapter in American history, Edison & the Electric Chair delivers both a vivid portrait of a nation on the cusp of modernity and a provocative new examination of Edison himself. Edison championed the electric chair for reasons that remain controversial to this day. Was Edison genuinely concerned about the suffering of the condemned? Was he waging a campaign to smear his rival George Westinghouse's alternating current and boost his own system? Or was he warning the public of real dangers posed by the high-voltage alternating wires that looped above hundreds of America's streets? Plumbing the fascinating history of electricity, Mark Essig explores America's love of technology and its fascination with violent death, capturing an era when the public was mesmerized and terrified by an invisible force that produced blazing light, powered streetcars, carried telephone conversations--and killed. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. The book is as new except for a slight bow. About the book: A Discover magazine Top Science Book Thomas Edison stunned America in 1879 by unveiling a world-changing invention--the light bulb--and then launching the electrification of America's cities. A decade later, despite having been an avowed opponent of the death penalty, Edison threw his laboratory resources and reputation behind the creation of a very different sort of device--the electric chair. Deftly exploring this startling chapter in American history, Edison & the Electric Chair delivers both a vivid portrait of a nation on the cusp of modernity and a provocative new examination of Edison himself. Edison championed the electric chair for reasons that remain controversial to this day. Was Edison genuinely concerned about the suffering of the condemned? Was he waging a campaign to smear his rival George Westinghouse's alternating current and boost his own system? Or was he warning the public of real dangers posed by the high-voltage alternating wires that looped above hundreds of America's streets? Plumbing the fascinating history of electricity, Mark Essig explores America's love of technology and its fascination with violent death, capturing an era when the public was mesmerized and terrified by an invisible force that produced blazing light, powered streetcars, carried telephone conversations--and killed.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Bound in purple boards with spien lettering stamped in silver. Full number line present. Review copy, with the publisher's promotional material laid in. A discussion of the development of the electric chair, with much on Edison, Westinghouse, Houston and others. Spine ends lightly bumped from reading, otherwise fine, in a fine dust jacket, with no rips, chips or clips. A clean, tight, unmarked copy, with the jacket now in mylar. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Photographs and Diagrams (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Quantity Available: 1. Category: True Crime; ISBN: 0802714064. ISBN/EAN: 9780802714060. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 12574.…

Cloth Hardback. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 358pp Illustrations Photographs Dust jacket has small tear at top edge of jacket, otherwise jacket is FINE.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. This work is the story of Thomas Edison's invention of the electric chair. In 1879 Thomas Edison stunned America by unveiling a world-changing invention--the lightbulb--and then launching the electrification of America's cities. A decade later, despite being an avowed opponent of the death penalty, he created the electric chair. The book contains photographs, illustrations, notes, and an index. This HARDCOVER copy is clean and solid.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 10th Printing. Excellent comdition; History of electrical inventions.