The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern America by Ernest Freeberg

The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern America

Ernest Freeberg

368 pages first pub 2013 (view editions)

nonfiction biography history science informative medium-paced
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The Age of Edison is ideal for readers captivated by transformative technological shifts and their sweeping societal impacts, blending historical intrigue with the human stories behind innovation.

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A sweeping history of the electric light revolution and the birth of modern America The late nineteenth century was a period of explosive technological creativity, but more than any other invention, Thomas Edison's incandescent light bulb marked t...

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