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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
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2009.
Edition
First American edition.
Lexile measure
1050L
Physical Desc
128 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Highlights the life and accomplishments of the inventor of the phonograph, the electric light bulb, and many other devices.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Have you ever wondered what famous American inventor and businessman Thomas Edision was like as a child? From being chased by a ram to feeding a girl worms, Thomas was a curious and creative child. Take a look at the path his childhood took, and see how he grew up to become a successful and famous man" -- Page [4] cover.
6) Edison
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
783 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Morris comes a revelatory new biography ofThomas Alva Edison, the most prolific genius in American history.
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (24 p.) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the life of inventor and scientist Thomas Edison including his childhood, early experiments, marriage, electric light bulb, and motion picture machine as well as many other inventions.
Author
Publisher
Poppy, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
276 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
At school, Tegan Everly is known simply as the girl with the hand. She's usually only her outspoken self with her friend Neel, and right now they're not exactly talking. When Tegan is ambushed by her mom with a truth she can't face, she flees home in a snowstorm, finding refuge at a forgotten local attraction: the tiny Thomas Edison museum. In walks Mac Durant, a gifted athlete, is the classmate adored by all. Over one unforgettable night spent consuming...
Author
Publisher
Sterling Signature
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
xxvii, 244 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Edison presents, in intimate detail, the man who helped engineer the modern world. One of history's most prolific inventors and perhaps America's first celebrity, Thomas Alva Edison did more than bring incandescent light into every household and industry; he created a world-renowned brand, raised capital to support research and business and pursued patents for his 1,000+ inventions. Leonard DeGraaf, archivist for the Thomas Edison National Historical...
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
890L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color), color map; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"It's time to hit the road! After years of inventing things that other people needed, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford realize there is somthing they need-- a vacation! So, the famous inventors pack up Ford's Model T and invite their good friends Harvey Firestone and John Burroughs to come along. "The Four Vagabonds" take to America's back roads to enjy the country's natural wonders, fireside chats, frolicking fun-- and even a few new inventions. What...
14) Thomas Edison
Author
Publisher
Mason Crest, an imprint of National Highlights, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
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.
15) Tesla
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Brilliant, visionary Nikola Tesla fights an uphill battle to bring his revolutionary electrical system to fruition, then faces thornier challenges with his new system for worldwide wireless energy. The film tracks Tesla's uneasy interactions with his fellow inventor Thomas Edison and his patron George Westinghouse. Another thread traces Tesla's sidewinding courtship of financial titan J.P. Morgan, whose daughter Anne takes a more than casual interest...
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carmegie, Morgan, Ford, the Men Who Built America. Meet the titans who forged the foundation of modern America and created the American Dream. The mini-series shines a spotlight on the influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States. a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War, into the greatest economic and technological superpower the world had ever seen.
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 330 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
On a scorching July afternoon in 1878, at the dawn of the Gilded Age, the moon's shadow descended on the American West, darkening skies from Montana Territory to Texas. This rare celestial event--a total solar eclipse--offered a priceless opportunity to solve some of the solar system's most enduring riddles, and it prompted a clutch of enterprising scientists to brave the wild frontier in a grueling race to the Rocky Mountains. Science journalist...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
900L
Physical Desc
37 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Shares a portrait of the inventor famed for such innovations as the incandescent lightbulb, batteries, and movie cameras, exploring his life-changing achievements and perseverance in the face of numerous failures.