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Description edit
The definitive biography of the century's godfather of invention-from the preeminent Edison scholar "Israel's meticulous research and refusal to shy away from the dodgier aspects of Edison's personality offers a fresh glimpse into the life of the inventor."-New Scientist ... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
People edit
- Thomas Edison: Add a description of this character.
- Mina
- Charles Batchelor
- Gilliland
- Marion
- Samuel Insull
- Orton
- Dickson
- William
- Edward Johnson
- Tom
- Mary
- Mallory
- Harrington
- Kennelly
- Ogden
- Craig
- Bergmann
- Morse
- Hughes
- Aylsworth
- Eaton
- Thomas
- Lathrop
- Miller
- Gould
- Sprague
- Puskas
- Alfred Tate
- Lowrey
- Brown
- Bell
- Villard
- John Ott
- Thomson
- Fessenden
- Dyer
- Wallace
- Adams
- Reiff
- Sawyer
- Preece
- Gouraud
- Jennie
Setting & Locations edit
- New York City
- Menlo Park
- United States
- Newark
- Boston
- Paris
- West Orange
- Europe
- New Jersey
- Cincinnati
- New England
- London
- Port Huron
- Philadelphia
- Glenmont
- America
- Britain
- Washington
- Canada
- Memphis
- Florida
- Chicago
- Pennsylvania
- Louisville
- Indianapolis
- Schenectady
- Humboldt
- Michigan
- Fort Myers
- Detroit
- Germany
- France
- Portland
- D.c.
- Vail
- Houston
- Brazil
- Midwest
- Rochester
- Pacific
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Berlin
- Massachusetts
- San Francisco
- Greenwich
- Bechtelsville
- Atlantic
First Sentence edit
The world might never have heard of Thomas Alva Edison if his family had not been forced to leave their home in the small village of Vienna in Upper Canada (what is today the province of Ontario).
Authors & Contributors edit
- Paul Israel (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: John Wiley
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 7, 1998
ISBN: 0471529427
Page Count: 560
Publisher: John Wiley
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 7, 1998
ISBN: 0471529427
Page Count: 560
Awards edit
- Edelstein Prize (2000)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: TK140.E3 I87 1998
- Dewey: 920
Subjects edit
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Scientists
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Business
- Books › Professional & Technical › Engineering › Electrical & Electronics
- Books › Science › Technology › History of Technology
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical › United States
- Books › Science › History & Philosophy › History of Science
- Books › History › Americas › United States › 19th Century › Gilded Age
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