Bibliograph

Edison and the rise of innovation, Leonard DeGraaf ; foreword by Bill Gates

Type

Label

Edison and the rise of innovation, Leonard DeGraaf ; foreword by Bill Gates

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Edison and the rise of innovation

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

852259367

Responsibility statement

Leonard DeGraaf ; foreword by Bill Gates

Summary

Edison presents, in intimate detail, the man who helped engineer the modern world. One of history's most prolific inventors and perhaps America's first celebrity, Thomas Alva Edison did more than bring incandescent light into every household and industry; he created a world-renowned brand, raised capital to support research and business and pursued patents for his 1,000+ inventions. Leonard DeGraaf, archivist for the Thomas Edison National Historical Park, chronicles Edison's life and work, making lively and lavish use of never-before-published primary sources, including Edison's personal and business correspondence, lab notebooks, drawings and advertising material, along with both historic and modern photographs

Table Of Contents

The education of an innovator -- The invention factory -- The tinfoil phonograph -- A big bonanza : Edison's electric lighting system -- From Menlo Park to West Orange -- A phonograph in every home -- Motion pictures -- Portland cement -- Storage battery -- Edison in World War I -- Rubber -- Remembering the wizard

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