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EDISON: A Life of Invention

EDISON: A Life of Invention Paperback - 1998

by Israel, Paul

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New York: Wiley and Sons, 1998. viii, + 552pp., intext, b/w illustratioins throughout; candid and archival halftone, and facsimile sketch illustrations of inventions. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean. Portrait-illustrated card wrapper lightly splayed and bumped on lower foredge corners. "The conventional story of Thomas Edison reads more like myth than history. With only three months of formal education, a hard-working young man overcomes the odds and becomes one of the greatest inventors in history." Edison's record of 1,093 U.S. Patents and key inventions in different technologies remains unsurpassed.Contents include: Prelims., 23 chapters, Epilogue, Notes, Index. Thomas Alva Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Ohio, and died on October 18, 1931. Book weight approx. 940g. . 1st Impression [p/b].. Softcover. Very Good +. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
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  • Title EDISON: A Life of Invention
  • Author Israel, Paul
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Impression [p/b].
  • Condition Used - Very Good +
  • Pages 560
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Wiley and Sons, New York
  • Date 1998
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 003059
  • 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)
  • 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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From the publisher

Ein Bestseller jetzt neu als Broschurausgabe! Die gebundene Ausgabe erzielte hervorragende Kritiken im Daily Telegraph, New Scientist, The Independent und in der Sunday Times - um nur einige zu nennen. Israel hatte erstmals Zugang zu Werkstatt-Tagebchern, Briefen und mehr als fnf Millionen Seiten Archivmaterial. Auf der Basis dieser Informationen hat er die erste ma gebende Biographie von Edison verfa t. Zum ersten Mal wird Edisons Karriere als Erfinder systematisch untersucht und bewertet. Im Detail wird erforscht, wie er u.a. mit der Erfindung des elektrischen Lichts, der Photographie und mehr als tausend anderen Dingen das 20. Jahrhundert prgte. Dies ist auch die erste Biographie, die Edison im Zusammenhang mit dem rapiden industriellen Wandel betrachtet, indem die Auswirkungen dieses Wandels auf seine Erfindungen beschrieben werden. Dieses Buch liefert eine Flle neuer Informationen ber Edison und seine Erfindungen. Eine interessante und spannende Lektre. (y03/00)

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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."-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.

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About the author

PAUL ISREAL is the managing editor of the multivolume documentary edition of the Thomas Edison Papers at Rutgers University and the coauthor of Edison's Electric Light. He lives in Highland Park, New Jersey.

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