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Edison / Edmund Morris.
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Morris comes a revelatory new biography ofThomas Alva Edison, the most prolific genius in American history.
Thomas Alva Edison's invention of the first practical incandescent lamp 140 years ago so dazzled the world that it cast a shadow over his later achievements. In all, this near-deaf genius patented 1,093 inventions, not including those he left unlicensed for the benefit of medicine.Morris portrays the unknown Edison-- philosopher, futurist, chemist, botanist, wartime defense adviser, founder of nearly 250 companies-- while deconstructing the Edison of mythological memory. -- adapted from jacket
Record details
- ISBN: 9780812993110
- ISBN: 081299311X
- Physical Description: 783 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [2019]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [637] and 642) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Botany (1920-1929) -- Defense (1910-1919) -- Power (1900-1909) -- Magnetism (1890-1899) -- Light (1880-1889) -- Sound (1870-1879) -- Telegaphy (1860-1869) -- Natural philosophy (1847-1859). |
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| Subject: | Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931. Inventors > United States > Biography. Electrical engineers > United States > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at New Castle Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| New Castle Public Library | Biog. Edison (Text)
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