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What do tattoo needles, vending and voting machines, x-rays, movies, and cement have in common with light bulbs and the telegraph? Thomas Edison’s laboratory! Follow the development of these and other inventions from laboratory to present day.
Genres
Publication
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (2012), Edition: 1, 40 pages
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.
Awards
Utah Beehive Book Award (Nominee — Informational Books — 2015)
Cook Prize (Honor Book — 2013)
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Five to Nine — 2013)
Language
Original language
English
ISBN
0805091084 / 9780805091083
DDC/MDS
| 621.3092 |