Edison His Life and Inventions, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Frank Lewis Dyer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 026675225X ISBN 13: 9780266752257

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the life and legacy of Thomas Alva Edison through the events that shaped an era of innovation.

This biography traces Edison’s role in bringing practical electricity to everyday life, from the age of discovery to the rise of the electric world, and explains how his work touched lighting, transportation, and communications.

Delve into the context of the 19th and early 20th centuries that made Edison a central figure of modern invention. You’ll see how his ideas interacted with other great advances and how his famous experiments led to practical, world-changing technologies.

• Understand the turning points that built the modern electric industry
• Follow Edison’s investigations into lighting, railways, and power systems
• Learn how collaboration, business, and invention shaped a new century

Ideal for readers of biographies of inventors and anyone curious about how electricity transformed daily life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 026675225X
• ISBN 13: 9780266752257
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 526