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Edison / Edmund Morris.

Morris, Edmund, (author.).

Summary:
From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Morris comes a revelatory new biography ofThomas Alva Edison, the most prolific genius in American history.
Thomas Alva Edison's invention of the first practical incandescent lamp 140 years ago so dazzled the world that it cast a shadow over his later achievements. In all, this near-deaf genius patented 1,093 inventions, not including those he left unlicensed for the benefit of medicine.Morris portrays the unknown Edison-- philosopher, futurist, chemist, botanist, wartime defense adviser, founder of nearly 250 companies-- while deconstructing the Edison of mythological memory. -- adapted from jacket

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780812993110
  • ISBN: 081299311X
  • Physical Description: 783 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Random House, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [637] and 642) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Botany (1920-1929) -- Defense (1910-1919) -- Power (1900-1909) -- Magnetism (1890-1899) -- Light (1880-1889) -- Sound (1870-1879) -- Telegaphy (1860-1869) -- Natural philosophy (1847-1859).
Subject: Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931.
Inventors > United States > Biography.
Electrical engineers > United States > Biography.
Genre: Biographies.

Available copies

  • 47 of 51 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 51 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library 92 EDISON (Text) 50686015548907 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library B EDI (Text) 37268003057254 AHMFL Biography Available -
Bangor Public Library B 92 EDI (Text) 75011000326923 Adult Biography Available -
Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library EDI (Text) 33249025362173 Biography Available -
Blossburg Memorial Library B EDISON MOR (Text) 30063001043241 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cambria County Library 621.3092 E235M (Text) 85131001736850 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Coplay Public Library B Edison MOR (Text) 31961000245940 Adult Biography Available -
Degenstein Community Library NF 621.3092 MORRIS (Text) 35031301131690 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Dillsburg Area Public Library Adults Edison Biography (Text) 34001001364700 Adult Area Available -
Dover Area Community Library Adults Edison Biography (Text) 34217000832329 Adult Area Checked Out 03/28/2024


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