Thomas Alva Edison: Inventing the Electric Age

by Gene Adair

Book Overview

Thomas Alva Edison revolutionized daily life as few people before or after him have done. The light bulb, the phonograph, the motion picture--through these and countless other technological marvels Edison left his mark on the modern world.

Although he had little formal education, Edison showed a remarkable talent for practical science by the time he became a teenager. He was in his early twenties when he launched his inventing career in Boston...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195119819
• ISBN13: 9780195119817
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12