TITLE:
Edison / Edmund Morris.
By:
Publication Date:
2019
Publication Information:
New York : Random House,
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
783 p. : ill.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
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 Edison-- philosopher, futurist, chemist, botanist, wartime defense adviser, founder of nearly 250 companies-- while deconstructing the Edison of mythological memory.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780812993110
