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 (editions)

nonfiction biography history science informative medium-paced
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The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern America by Ernest Freeberg is a captivating read for history enthusiasts and tech aficionados who will be electrified by the story of how Thomas Edison's groundbreaking invention revolutionized America, transforming it from a rural to an urban society and illuminating the country's future.

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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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