Thomas Edison
- ISBN-10
- 0737704284
- ISBN-13
- 9780737704280
- Series
- Thomas Edison
- Category
- Electric engineers
- Pages
- 244
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Greenhaven Press, Incorporated
- Author
- Carol Cramer
Description
Thomas Alva Edison, a self-educated man who stressed common sense and hard work, is arguably the most prolific inventor in history. Edison revolutionized life in America with inventions such as the phonograph, the incandescent light bulb, and the first talking motion pictures.
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