Thomas Alva Edison: American Inventor and Businessman

by Ellen M. Dolan

Book Overview

Ellen M. Dolan explores the life and career of America's best inventor. Focusing on Edison's development from his early years as a telegraph operator to a powerful and influential businessman, it shows how Edison's inquisitive nature helped him become an inventor with over a thousand registered patents and become popularly known as the Wizard of Menlo Park.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766065103
• ISBN13: 9780766065109
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 11 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 12