Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
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Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? by Margaret Frith
One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up lower Manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people live ever after. The electric light bulb was only one of thousands of Edison's inventions, which include the phonograph and the kinetoscope, an early precursor to the movie camera. As a boy, observing a robin catch a worm and then take flight, he fed a playmate a mixture of worms and water to see if she could fly Here's an accessible, appealing biography with 100 black-and-white illustrations.Who Headquarters is your historical headquarters? The Who HQ crew is constantly striving to deliver simple, straightforward solutions to some of our most pressing problems. Who Was George Washington, and Where Did He Come From? Visit WhoHQ.com for more information.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780448437651 |
| ISBN 10 | 0448437651 |
| Title | Who Was Thomas Alva Edison? |
| Author | Margaret Frith |
| Series | Who Was |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2005-12-29 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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