Thomas Edison and the developers of electromagnetism
(2009, original release: 2010)
Nonfiction
Book
Series:
Call Numbers:
J/BIOGRAPHY/621.3/EDISON,T/CRE
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
Mankato, MN : Compass Point Books, 2009
©2010
©2010
EDITION
First hardcover edition
DESCRIPTION
40 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780756542276 (library bdg.), 0756542278 (library bdg.)
LANGUAGE
English
SERIES
NOTES
Thomas Edison was called a wizard, which was a good nickname for one of history's most famous inventors and the holder of more than 1,000 patents. Often improving upon the ideas of others, Edison and his assistants perfected the incandescent lightbulb. They also created the first successful electrical power system, the alkaline battery, and the phonograph, which played recorded sound. Edison's modern industrial research laboratory was one of the first
Lexile: 930
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