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Language
English
Description
"In this historical thriller about the nature of genius, the cost of ambition, and the battle to electrify America, a young lawyer fresh out of Columbia Law School takes a case that seems impossible to win. His client, George Westinghouse, has been sued by Thomas Edison over who invented the light bulb"--
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Books
Pub. Date
1986, c1959
Edition
1st Aladdin Books ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
A biography focusing on the childhood of the inventor who patented more than 1,100 inventions in sixty years, among them the electric light and the phonograph.
Author
Publisher
Aladdin Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
1st Aladdin ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Young Thomas Edison saves a child from being hit by a train and, as his reward, asks for training as a telegraph operator because that will help him prepare to become an inventor.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
From his humble boyhood as a farmer's son, selling newspapers on trains, reading through public libraries shelf by shelf, and dreaming of new inventions, Thomas Edison went on to create the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera.
8) Edison
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2019
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edmund Morris comes a revelatory new biography of Thomas Alva Edison, the most prolific genius in American history.
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • Publishers Weekly • Kirkus Reviews
Although Thomas Alva Edison was the most famous American of his time, and remains an international name today, he is mostly...
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Time • Publishers Weekly • Kirkus Reviews
Although Thomas Alva Edison was the most famous American of his time, and remains an international name today, he is mostly...
10) The final gambit
Author
Series
Publisher
Walden Pond Press
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Unabridged
Language
English
Description
The thrilling conclusion to Christopher Healy's funny, action-packed, acclaimed alt-history adventure! It is 1884, and Molly and Cassandra Pepper, Emmett Lee, and Emmett's long-lost father are sailing back to New York following their death-defying adventure in Antarctica. Having discovered a subterranean world at the South Pole while saving the world from certain doom once again, surely their accomplishments will finally earn them the recognition...
Author
Series
Weird West tales volume 2
Publisher
Pyr
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Doc Holliday needs to replenish his bankroll quickly and uses his skill as a shootist to turn bounty hunter. The biggest reward is for the death of Billy the Kid. Doc enlists the aid of both magic (Geronimo) and science (Thomas Edison).
Author
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1914 Henry Ford and naturalist John Burroughs visited Thomas Edison in Florida and toured the Everglades. The following year Ford, Edison, and tire maker Harvey Firestone joined together on a summer camping trip and decided to call themselves the Vagabonds. They would continue their summer road trips until 1925, when they announced that their fame made it too difficult for them to carry on. Although the Vagabonds traveled with an entourage of...
16) Thomas Edison
Author
Publisher
Super Sandcastle/ an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Thomas Edison was an inventor who changed everything! One of his most famous inventions was the phonograph. It was the first machine to record and play sounds. Read this book to find out how he did it. Then check out the rest of the Amazing Inventors & Innovators series to learn about other great minds,"--page [4] of cover.
17) Thomas Edison
Author
Series
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st American ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
A biography of American inventor and businessperson Thomas Edison, covering his upbringing, marriages, career, and many patented creations, such as the first practical electric light bulb.
18) Thomas Edison
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life story of Thomas Edison and his many inventions, including systems for electric lighting, improvements in communication technology, and devices for recording and replaying sounds and movies.
19) Thomas Edison
Author
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This book traces the life of Thomas Edison, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the many inventions for which he is best known. A timeline at the end of the book summarizes key milestones and achievements of Edison's life."--Provided by publisher.
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