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Edison's Electric Light: The Art of Invention
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Product Description: In September 1878, Thomas Alva Edison brashly―and prematurely―proclaimed his breakthrough invention of a workable electric light. That announcement was followed by many months of intense experimentation that led to the successful completion of his Pearl Street station four years later...read more
By Bernard S. Finn, Robert D. Friedel and Paul Israel
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Paperback:

9780801894824 | Rev upd edition (Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, June 8, 2010), cover price $30.00 | About this edition: In September 1878, Thomas Alva Edison brashly―and prematurely―proclaimed his breakthrough invention of a workable electric light.

Edison: A Life of Invention
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Traces the life and career of the inventor and demonstrates that Edison's career was a product of the inventor's fast-changing era (view table of contents)
By Paul Israel
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Hardcover:

9780471529422 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, September 7, 1998, cover price $58.00 | About this edition: Traces the life and career of the inventor and demonstrates that Edison's career was a product of the inventor's fast-changing era

Paperback:

9780471362708 | John Wiley & Sons Inc, March 1, 2000, cover price $29.00

Edison: Library Edition
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Product Description: The definitive biography of the century's godfather of invention-from the preeminent Edison scholar "Israel's meticulous research and refusal to shy away from the dodgier aspects of Edison's personality offers a fresh glimpse into the life of the inventor...read more
By Paul Israel and Raymond Todd (narrator)
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Cassette/Spoken Word:

9780786117949 | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, January 1, 2000), cover price $99.95 | About this edition: The definitive biography of the century's godfather of invention-from the preeminent Edison scholar "Israel's meticulous research and refusal to shy away from the dodgier aspects of Edison's personality offers a fresh glimpse into the life of the inventor.

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