Edison : A Life of Invention Paperback - 2000
by Israel, Paul
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Details
- Title Edison : A Life of Invention
- Author Israel, Paul
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: First
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 560
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, New York
- Date 2000-03-01
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 5295898-75
- ISBN 9780471362708 / 0471362700
- Weight 1.71 lbs (0.78 kg)
- Dimensions 9.38 x 6.12 x 1.45 in (23.83 x 15.54 x 3.68 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Library of Congress subjects Inventors - United States, Edison, Thomas A
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-10105
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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"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."-New Scientist
"Remarkable."-Nature
"An authoritative look into Edison's working methods, here leavened by enough personal detail to give the achievements shape."-Publishers Weekly
"Highly recommended."
"Israel's book should go a long way toward taking Edison out of the shadows and placing him in the proper light."-Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Exhaustively researched, with strong emphasis on Edison's methods and achievements."-Kirkus Reviews
The conventional story of Thomas Edison reads more like myth than history: With only three months of formal education, a hardworking young man overcomes the odds and becomes one of the greatest inventors in history. But the portrait that emerges from Edison: A Life of Invention reveals a man of genius and astonishing foresight whose career was actually a product of his fast-changing era. In this peerless biography, Paul Israel exposes for the first time the man behind the inventions, expertly situating his subject within a thoroughly realized portrait of a burgeoning country on the brink of massive change. Informed by Israel's unprecedented access to workshop diaries, notebooks, letters, and more than five million pages of archives, this definitive biography brings fresh insights to a singularly influential and triumphant career in science.
