The Electric Light: Thomas Edison's Illuminating Invention

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Chelsea House

Just the Series: Milestones in American History

Series and Publisher: Milestones in American History

Annotation: Tells the dramatic story of how Edison and the team of scientists at her laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey, made the electric light a reality.

Genre: [Engineering]

Reviews: 3

Catalog Number: #19791

Format: Library Binding

Publisher: Chelsea House

Edition Date: c2007 Release Date: 05/01/07

Pages: 120 p.

ISBN: 0-7910-9350-6

ISBN 13: 978-0-7910-9350-4

Dewey: 621.3092

LCCN: 2006034432

Dimensions: 25 cm.

Subject Heading:
Electric lighting.

Language: English

Reviews:

Horn Book (Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2008)

These accessible volumes capture the hard work, perseverance, and natural talent of Edison and the Wright brothers. The texts explore the men's lives along with providing information about the genesis and development of their inventions. Many photographs, reproductions, and sidebars contribute to a clean design and help clarify the topics. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-111) and index.

Reading Level: 7.0

Interest Level: 7-12

In 1879, Thomas Alva Edison invented the first practical incandescent electric light in his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory, ushering in an era driven by electricity. ""The Electric Light"" is an enlightening look at this monumental achievement, examining how the lightbulb was partly responsible for transforming the country's agrarian economy into the modern industrial economy it is today.

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