The Story of Thomas Alva Edison by Margaret Cousins - ISBN: 9780394848839
Paperback
From basement experiments to world-changing inventions: Edison’s illuminating story.

The Story of Thomas Alva Edison

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  • Paperback

    192 pages

  • Release Date

    1 October 1989

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Summary

THE STORY OF THOMAS ALVA EDISON

This book falls into the Grades 4 and up category.

Beginning with Thomas Edison’s childhood, when he set up his first laboratory in his basement as a 10-year-old, and following through his many jobs before he was able to support himself as an inventor, this is the true story of the man who brought the world the phonograph, motion pictures, and even the electric light bulb—revolutionary inventions that forever changed the way people live.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780394848839
ISBN-10:0394848837
Author:Margaret Cousins, Cousins Margare
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Random House Books for Young Readers
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:192
Release Date:1 October 1989
Weight:136g
Dimensions:168mm x 133mm x 12mm
Series:Landmark Books
About The Author

Margaret Cousins

Margaret Cousins was an editor and author of short stories and novels for children. In her career, she worked at Good Housekeeping and McCall’s. She was also senior editor at Doubleday and was fiction and book editor at The Ladies’ Home Journal. Cousins is the author of the Landmark Books Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia and The Story of Thomas Alva Edison. She died in 1996.

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