San Antonio College Library

A biography of the inventor known as "the Wizard of Menlo Park." -- Back cover.

Edison presents, in intimate detail, the man who helped engineer the modern world. One of history's most prolific inventors and perhaps America's first celebrity, Thomas Alva Edison did more than bring incandescent light into every household and industry; he created a world-renowned brand, raised capital to support research and business and pursued patents for his 1,000+ inventions. Leonard DeGraaf, archivist for the Thomas Edison National Historical...

Provides a guide to the creative strategies used by Thomas Edison, counseling inventors and entrepreneurs on how to use these steps to find success in the modern business market.

Fulfills the standard: "Individuals, Groups, and Institutions" from the National Council for the Social Studies Curriculum Standards for High SchoolFulfills the standards: "Historical Comprehension," "Historical Research Capabilities," and "Historical Issues-Analysis and Decision Making" from the National History Education Standards for United States History, Grades 5-12.

By the time he died in 1931, Thomas Alva Edison was one of the most famous men in the world. The holder of more patents than any other inventor in history, Edison had achieved glory as the genius behind such revolutionary inventions as sound recording, motion pictures, and electric light. Edison explores the complex alchemy that accounts for the celebrity of America's most famous inventor, offering new perspectives on the man and his milieu, and illuminating...

Examines the life of inventor and businessman, Thomas A. Edison, developer of the light bulb, the phonograph, motion pictures, and other innovations that sparked the technological evolution of the twentieth century.

"In the mid-1880s, [Edison] built a modest house and a laboratory under the palm trees of Fort Myers, and this 'green laboratory' became a quiet wellspring of invention for the next forty years."--Jacket.

Focuses on the inventions of Thomas Edison.