Thomas Edison: His Life and Inventions

ISBN-10
1508879982
ISBN-13
9781508879985
Series
Thomas Edison
Pages
496
Language
English
Published
2015-03-16
Author
Frank Lewis Dyer

Description

This is the personal story of Thomas Edison - his birth in Ohio, his boyhood in Michigan, his experience as a newsboy, and his work as a telegraph operator, winning his way upward.

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