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"In this historical thriller about the nature of genius, the cost of ambition, and the battle to electrify America, a young lawyer fresh out of Columbia Law School takes a case that seems impossible to win. His client, George Westinghouse, has been sued by Thomas Edison over who invented the light bulb"--
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Publisher
Zonderkidz
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author and news anchor Raymond Arroyo comes a picture book biography of one of America's most famous inventors, Thomas Alva Edison, and a story about how a small spark can create a big light. No one thought much of young Thomas Alva Edison. He couldn't focus at school and caused trouble around the house. But where others saw a distracted and mischievous boy, his mother saw imagination and curiosity. When he was only...
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Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Shares a portrait of the inventor famed for such innovations as the incandescent lightbulb, batteries, and movie cameras, exploring his life-changing achievements and perseverance in the face of numerous failures.
8) Edison
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From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Morris comes a revelatory new biography of Thomas Alva Edison, the most prolific genius in American history.
Thomas Alva Edison's invention of the first practical incandescent lamp 140 years ago so dazzled the world that it cast a shadow over his later achievements. In all, this near-deaf genius patented 1,093 inventions, not including those he left unlicensed for the benefit of medicine.Morris portrays the unknown...
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Three Rivers Press
Pub. Date
2007
Description
An in-depth portrait of America's greatest inventor journeys inside the life and laboratory of Thomas Edison, documenting not only his revolutionary technological innovations, but also his ability to promote and market himself and his creations.
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A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
2005, 1995
Description
Thomas Edison's inventions of the light bulb, phonograph and movie camera, among many others, literally transformed the world. Rare films made by Edison himself show the inventor at work, and learn the little known stories behind some of his 1,049 patents.
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
From his humble boyhood as a farmer's son, selling newspapers on trains, reading through public libraries shelf by shelf, and dreaming of new inventions, Thomas Edison went on to create the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera.
17) Thomas Edison
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Pebble Books
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Simple text and photographs present the life of Thomas Edison, the inventor of the phonograph, lightbulb, and movies with sound.
19) Thomas Edison
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Children's Press
Pub. Date
1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Gives the reader the story of Thomas Edison.
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