The Electric Light: Thomas Edison's Illuminating Invention (Milestones in American History)
By Liz Sonneborn.
Description
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. This work takes a look at this achievement, examining how the lightbulb was partly responsible for transforming the country's agrarian economy into the modern industrial economy. - from Amzon
ISBN(s)
0791093506, 9780791093504
