The Electric Light

The Electric Light Thomas Edison's Illuminating Invention - Milestones in American History

Hardback (30 Jun 2007)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In 1879, Thomas Alva Edison invented the first practical incandescent electric light in his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory, ushering in an era driven by electricity. ""The Electric Light"" is an enlightening look at this monumental achievement, examining how the lightbulb was partly responsible for transforming the country's agrarian economy into the modern industrial economy it is today.

Book information

ISBN: 9780791093504
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Imprint: Chelsea House Publishers
Pub date:
DEWEY: 631.3092
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 120
Weight: 408g
Height: 235mm
Width: 165mm
Spine width: 13mm