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INVENTING THE FUTURE: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY OF THOMAS ALVA EDISON By MARFE FERGUSON DELANO (HARDCOVER 2002).

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This photobiography of Thomas Edison continues the National Geographic children's photobiography series with an especially appealing and well-known subject. Thomas Edison (1847-1931) is thought by many to be one of the greatest inventors in history. Among his numerous achievements, he developed the light bulb, invented the phonograph, and made significant contributions to the fields of photography and filmmaking. His inventions helped lay the foundation for the modern national power grid, the recording industry, and the motion picture industry. He patented an astounding total of 1,093 inventions - more than any other inventor. His famous saying, Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration, encapsulates his attitude toward inventing. He developed his ideas through perseverance, trying things over and over again until he finally made a breakthrough. This approach gave birth to the modern research laboratory, where hypotheses are proposed and then tested. Edison's legacy is as much in his groundbreaking and gritty way of thinking as in his practical inventions. Thomas Edison was a character - a character who makes a great book subject.He slept little at night and so would catnap during the day, anywhere he felt like, even stretching out on his lab table for some Z's. He worked with many assistants, whom he called muckers, and together they would work round the clock to feverishly develop inventions and beat out their competition. One bout of this earned a group the name, the Insomnia Squad. Edison even nicknamed his first children, Dot and Dash after the symbols in Morse code. Thomas Edison was a significant influence on a developing industrial nation, and he was recognized for his achievements even in his own time. When he died at the age of 84, President Herbert Hoover asked all Americans to honor him by turning off their electric lights for a moment of darkness. Edison filled more than 3,000 notebooks with sketches and notes, and the best of that material is captured here. Compelling period images of Edison at work and of his life and times round out a humanizing portrait of a great American.

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Publisher
National Geographic Society
ISBN-10
0792267214
ISBN-13
9780792267218
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2178487

Product Key Features

Book Title
Inventing the Future : a Photobiography of Thomas Alva Edison
Author
Marfe Ferguson Delano
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, Biography & Autobiography / General, Technology / Inventions, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2002
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Juvenile Nonfiction
Number of Pages
64 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
11.2in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
9.3in
Item Weight
17.9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Age Range
10-14
Lc Classification Number
T40.E25d45 2002
Grade from
Fifth Grade
Grade to
Ninth Grade
Copyright Date
2002
Target Audience
Juvenile Audience
Lccn
2001-007357
Dewey Decimal
621.3092
Intended Audience
Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Ages 2-3, under 2 Years
Series
Photobiographies Ser.
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes

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