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ISBN13: 9780448437651
ISBN10: 0448437651
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One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up lower Manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people live ever after. The electric light bulb was only one of thousands of Edison’s inventions, which include the phonograph and the kinetoscope, an early precursor to the movie camera. As a boy, observing a robin catch a worm and then take flight, he fed a playmate a mixture of worms and water to see if she could fly! Here’s an accessible, appealing biography with 100 black-and-white illustrations.

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This accessible, appealing biography shines the light on Thomas Edison, the inventor of the electric light bulb, along with the phonograph and a precursor to the movie camera called a kinetoscope. Illustrations.

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Because of Thomas Edison we have Electric lighting. Who Knew? I learned that from reading this book!
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I used this book on my report and it gave me all the information I needed.
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ISBN:: 9780448437651
Author:: O'Brien, John
Author:: Harrison, Nancy
Illustrator:: Obrien, John
Author:: Obrien, John
Author:: Kramer, Sydelle
Author:: Edwards, Roberta
Publisher:: Grosset and Dunlap
Subject:: Biography & Autobiography - General
Subject:: Frontier and pioneer life
Subject:: Inventors
Subject:: Pioneers
Subject:: Electric engineers
Subject:: Biography & Autobiography : General
Subject:: General
Subject:: Inventors -- United States.
Subject:: Electric engineers - United States
Subject:: Children s Young Adult-Biography
Edition Description:: B-Juv Digest
Series:: Who Was-- ?
Publication Date:: 20051229
Binding:: Book
Grade Level:: from 2 up to 5
Language:: English
Illustrations:: YES
Pages:: 112
Dimensions:: 7.66x6.64x.28 in. .26 lbs.
Age Level:: 08-12

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