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Edison / Edmund Morris.
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). |
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| Subject: | Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931. Inventors > United States > Biography. Electrical engineers > United States > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
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- 49 of 51 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Ellwood City Area Public Library | 92 Edison (Text)
Memorial:
L. Butler Hennon of Wampum, Pennsylvania given by Fred D. Davis.
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32102000865531 | ECAM Biography | Available | - |
| Exeter Community Library | EDI (Text) | 33249024415485 | Biography | In Transit | - |
| Gettysburg Library | BIOG EDIS-T (Text)
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Ann Rainbow Named Endowment, 2019
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35740635543523 | Biography | Available | - |
| Green Free Library (Wellsboro) | 921 EDISON (Text) | 92523066 | GFWM Main Room | Available | - |
| Highland Community Library | B EDI (Text) | 35610000959309 | HGHM Biography | Available | - |
| Hollidaysburg Area Public Library | B EDISON 2019 (Text) | 10HOL00045335/ | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Huntingdon County Library | B EDISON (Text) | 30298100547144 | Biography | Available | - |
| Indian Valley Public Library | Biography Edison (Text) | 39427103461430 | Nonfiction Room: Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Juniata County Library | 92 Edison (Text) | 39640100577590 | JUNM Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Kreutz Creek Valley Library | Adults Edison Biography (Text) | 34261000608008 | Adult Area | Available | - |
