Thomas Edison

  • Thomas Edison
    Thomas Edison
    By Karen Ellis

    This book describes Edison's accomplishments and his legacy. Each title in this series includes color photos throughout, and back matter including: an index and further reading lists for books and internet resources.

  • Thomas Edison
    Thomas Edison
    By Kay Barnham

    It was here that he met Mina Miller, the daughter of another inventor. Mina Miller In 1886, they were married. The family moved to West Orange, New Jersey. was 20 when she married Edison. He was 39. Edison's new laboratory in West ...

  • Thomas Edison
    Thomas Edison
    By Karen Wallace

    Each title in this series tells the story of a man or woman whose dedication to their chosen cause led to changes that affect all our lives today.

  • Thomas Edison: Inventor with a Lot of Bright Ideas
    Thomas Edison: Inventor with a Lot of Bright Ideas
    By Mike Venezia

    Presents the life and accomplishments of the scientist who was responsible for more than one thousand inventions, including the electric light bulb, the phonograph, and the first movie camera.

  • Thomas Edison: His Life and Inventions
    By Frank Lewis Dyer

    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.

  • Thomas Edison
    Thomas Edison
    By Nicholas Nirgiotis

    Children are given the sense of being witnesses to history-in-the-making in this series that explores important events in United States history. Includes an index.

  • Thomas Edison
    Thomas Edison
    By Nicholas Nirgiotis

    Nicholas Nirgiotis. Edison in his Menlo Park laboratory inventions in telegraphy , and Western Union quickly bought it from him for $ 30,000 . Despite the inventions and patents pouring out of his shop , Edison was usually short of ...

  • Thomas Edison
    Thomas Edison
    By Elizabeth MacLeod, Andrej Krystoforski

    A simple biography profiles the inventor of the light bulb.

  • Thomas Edison: Young Inventor
    Thomas Edison: Young Inventor
    By Sue Guthridge

    For use in schools and libraries only. A biography focusing on the childhood of the inventor who patented more than 1,100 inventions in 60 years, among them the electric light and the phonograph.

  • Thomas Edison: Inspiration and Hard Work
    Thomas Edison: Inspiration and Hard Work
    By Janet Benge, Geoff Benge

    The stories of Heroes of History are told in an engaging narrative format, where related history, geography, government, and science topics come to life and make a lasting impression. This is a premier biography line for the entire family.

  • Thomas Edison
    Thomas Edison
    By Barbara Kramer

    Written in an easy-to-comprehend style, a fact-filled introduction to the world-changing inventor combines timelines, quotations and unusual trivia with sumptuous photography while encouraging young enthusiasts to develop their own ideas.

  • Thomas Edison: A Life From Beginning to End
    Thomas Edison: A Life From Beginning to End
    By Hourly History

    Thomas Edison passed on many decades ago, but his inventions still echo loudly through time.

  • Thomas Edison
    Thomas Edison
    By Kay Barnham

    This book traces the life of Thomas Edison, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the many inventions for which he is best known.

  • Thomas Edison: The Fort Myers Connection
    Thomas Edison: The Fort Myers Connection
    By Irvin D. Solomon

    Thomas Edison's love affair with the growing frontier town of Fort Myers, Florida is a little-known, but intriguing part of the Edison legacy.

  • Thomas Edison: Lighting the Way
    Thomas Edison: Lighting the Way
    By Lori Haskins Houran

    This is where Edison came in. Read and find out all about the real story of Thomas Edison’s life and his many amazing inventions, like the movie camera and the battery for an electric car!

  • Thomas Edison: Incredible Inventor
    Thomas Edison: Incredible Inventor
    By Amanda Doering Tourville

    Simple text presents the early life, education, and discoveries of the brilliant inventor.

  • Thomas Edison: Incredible Inventor
    Thomas Edison: Incredible Inventor
    By JoAnn Early Macken, Louis Sabin

    Thomas Edison was a genius inventor. As a young boy, he liked to do all kinds of experiments. As an adult, he invented many things, including the light bulb.

  • Thomas Edison: Inventor of the Age of Electricity
    Thomas Edison: Inventor of the Age of Electricity
    By Linda Tagliaferro

    A biography of Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of the electric lighting system and the phonograph.

  • Thomas Edison
    By Mehmet Murat Sezer

    Thomas Edison

  • Thomas Edison: World-Changing Inventor
    Thomas Edison: World-Changing Inventor
    By Katherine Krieg

    American inventor and businessman Thomas Edison influenced the world.