Thomas Edison was a genius inventor. As a young boy, he liked to do all kinds of experiments. As an adult, he invented many things, including the light bulb.
For use in schools and libraries only. A biography focusing on the childhood of the inventor who patented more than 1,100 inventions in 60 years, among them the electric light and the phonograph.
Thomas Edison's love affair with the growing frontier town of Fort Myers, Florida is a little-known, but intriguing part of the Edison legacy.
This book helps inspire kids to be inventors and scientists, as well as persevere with their own ideas.
The stories of Heroes of History are told in an engaging narrative format, where related history, geography, government, and science topics come to life and make a lasting impression. This is a premier biography line for the entire family.
A biography of the influential inventor who changed the way people live with his invention of the incandescent light bulb.
Thomas Edison passed on many decades ago, but his inventions still echo loudly through time.
Written in an easy-to-comprehend style, a fact-filled introduction to the world-changing inventor combines timelines, quotations and unusual trivia with sumptuous photography while encouraging young enthusiasts to develop their own ideas.
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Through relentless tinkering, by trial and error, the story goes, Thomas Alva Edison perseveres-and changes the world.
This little-known story is a fresh, kid-friendly way to show how Thomas Edison and Henry Ford grew up to be the most famous inventors in the world—and best friends, too.