Thomas Edison

by Charles E. Pederson, Louis Carlat (Consultant)

Overview

Discusses the life of the man who developed the electric light bulb and many other inventions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781599288451
Publisher:	ABDO Publishing Company
Publication date:	09/28/2007
Series:	Essential Lives Series: Set 1
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	12 - 15 Years

Table of Contents

An "Enlightened" Inventor     6
Early Life     16
Teenage Telegrapher     26
Becoming a Full-time Inventor     34
The Invention Factory at Menlo Park     44
A Light Turns On     52
Family Man     62
The West Orange Years     72
Later Life     80
Lighting the Way to the Future     88
Timeline     96
Essential Facts     100
Additional Resources     102
Glossary     104
Source Notes     106
Index     110
About the Author     112