Illuminated Progress: The Story of Thomas Edison (Profiles in Science)

by Roberta Baxter

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Examines the life of Thomas A. Edison, and describes his childhood and education, his laboratories in New Jersey and New York City, his early inventions--which includes the phonograph and the light bulb--and other related topics.

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Roberta Baxter has written several books about history and science, including The Northern Home Front of the Civil War, The Southern Home Front of the Civil War, and The Particle Model of Matter, published by Heinemann-Raintree.

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Thomas Edison
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English

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Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, Kids, Tween
DDC/MDS
621.3092Applied science & technologyEngineeringApplied physicsElectronics & ComputersElectric power plantBiography; History By PlaceBiography
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TK140 .E3 .B35TechnologyElectrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineeringElectrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear

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