Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?
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Summary
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。
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。
Reviews
Ahmed Hijazi
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Such a meaningful， fulfilled way the genius had spent his life journey。I liked the book
Sami Pratt
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My thoughts on this book_One of the most famous and prolific inventors of all time， Thomas Alva Edison exerted a tremendous influence on modern life， contributing inventions such as the incandescent light bulb， the phonograph， and the motion picture camera， as well as improving the telegraph and telephone。The invention of the light bulb changed the world in many ways， including facilitating the creation of large power grids， changing the social and economic structure of society and bringing othe My thoughts on this book_One of the most famous and prolific inventors of all time， Thomas Alva Edison exerted a tremendous influence on modern life， contributing inventions such as the incandescent light bulb， the phonograph， and the motion picture camera， as well as improving the telegraph and telephone。The invention of the light bulb changed the world in many ways， including facilitating the creation of large power grids， changing the social and economic structure of society and bringing other appliances into the home。 Interior lighting changed the structure of society， allowing activities to extend into the night。 。。。more
Kanak Aggarwal
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A curious child who fed worms to a friend to see if she would fly like a birdA boy who left school at the age of twelve and was hard of hearing all his lifeThe man who changed the world when he invented the electric lightbulbOne 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 earl A curious child who fed worms to a friend to see if she would fly like a birdA boy who left school at the age of twelve and was hard of hearing all his lifeThe man who changed the world when he invented the electric lightbulbOne 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。 。。。more
Dan
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Thomas Alva Edison was a very busy and intelligent man who invented over a thousand things throughout his life。 He seldom slept and was always writing down notes。 This was a good summary of his life and well worth the read。
MEW 。
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ولادة صاحب المصباح الكهربائي وصاحب 1033 براءة اختراع تحمل اسمه، من أعظم مخترعي العصر، الامريكي توماس إديسون。كتاب جيد جداً، وسلسلة " من هو " تحمل في طيَّاتِها الكثير والكثير من العلماء وأصحاب المعرفة ممن أرتقوا بعلمهم عن عامةِ أفراد زمنهم。 ولادة صاحب المصباح الكهربائي وصاحب 1033 براءة اختراع تحمل اسمه، من أعظم مخترعي العصر، الامريكي توماس إديسون。كتاب جيد جداً، وسلسلة " من هو " تحمل في طيَّاتِها الكثير والكثير من العلماء وأصحاب المعرفة ممن أرتقوا بعلمهم عن عامةِ أفراد زمنهم。 。。。more
Erik Qualman
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If you have kids this is a must read with them。 Some interesting things I learned。 1。 He was HUGE at the time。 When he tied President Humphrey requested everyone turn their lights out across the country at a specific time。2。 He lived in Port Huron for awhile。3。 He invented a battery operated car。 He was good friends with Henry Ford。4。 He was almost completely deaf at the end of his life and didn't mind as it helped him to focus and concentrate better。 I will probably reread this book with my kid If you have kids this is a must read with them。 Some interesting things I learned。 1。 He was HUGE at the time。 When he tied President Humphrey requested everyone turn their lights out across the country at a specific time。2。 He lived in Port Huron for awhile。3。 He invented a battery operated car。 He was good friends with Henry Ford。4。 He was almost completely deaf at the end of his life and didn't mind as it helped him to focus and concentrate better。 I will probably reread this book with my kids next year。 5。 His shop was in Menlo Park， New Jersey 6。 The Detroit Edison Electric company was named after him 7。 His biggest money maker was an industrial size storage battery （developed it for his car but was used by other businesses instead） and his true love （invention） was the phonograph。 。。。more
Jeremiah L Vaughn
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Wow most amazing person in the 1800 hundreds
Clarissa Unruh
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I loved the small details of his growing up years - it made me laugh at what a normal kid he was。 What impresses me is how these early inventors preserved until they figured out what it was they wanted to make。 “The man who doesn’t make up his mind to cultivate the habit of thinking cannot make the most of himself。 All progress， all success， springs from thinking。” - Thomas Edison
una
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what a great book。 a great way to learn some history in a very fun written book。
Aaron Beane
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Amazing story！ The reverberations of Edison’s invention are still being felt。 I benefit every time I read my Bible under my desk lamp。 All good things come down from the God of lights！
Trung Hiếu
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Câu chuyện về nhà phát minh vĩ đại nhất nước Mỹ。 Tuy nhiên mạch chuyện hơi bị rời rạc và chưa làm nổi bật được những phát minh của ông。
Abigail
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Okay
Leena Althekair
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A very interesting and quick read about the life of Thomas Alva Edison！I opted for 4 stars and not 5 because the style of narration is a bit confusing。 The author kept jumping back and forth between dates， and it threw me off。 Another point is that there is so much not mentioned in the book when it came to his interactions with other scientists （ex。 Nicola Tesla）Overall a fun read， 9/10 would recommend！ Definitely read other resources if you want a full image regarding Edison's life。 A very interesting and quick read about the life of Thomas Alva Edison！I opted for 4 stars and not 5 because the style of narration is a bit confusing。 The author kept jumping back and forth between dates， and it threw me off。 Another point is that there is so much not mentioned in the book when it came to his interactions with other scientists （ex。 Nicola Tesla）Overall a fun read， 9/10 would recommend！ Definitely read other resources if you want a full image regarding Edison's life。 。。。more
Paula Conrad
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This was a great read。 It is short enough to provide the basics of a biography， but written in a fun and interesting way。
Ashley
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This book was good， but not as exciting as a lot of other books in the “Who Was。。。？” Series。 Most of my second grade students did not enjoy this book。 Some of the information in the book was neat。 Overall not a bad read， just not as fun as others。
Dana Robinson
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Good overall history， but barely mentions what a jerk he could be。 No mention of his feuds with Tesla or how his onerous licensing pushed all the movie producers out to California。
Samuel
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this is a very good book that has taught me all sorts of cool things about thomas alva edison for example he had to go through over 100 filaments before settling on a piece of thread
Susapien
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This has been the first book that I have read about the greatest inventor of all time。 I am fascinated by his perspiration。 The curiosity that he possessed often highlights the heights that humans can reach with the cooperation and collective learning。 Edison was even the founding father of lab-based research centres in the US， The Bell Labs， Du Pont lab and the Intel lab are testimony to their success。It is a wonderful read for anyone interested in inventions。
Robert
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I like this book because it is interesting to discover how the creator of the light bulb made it and made other inventions that we use today。
Veronika Bitting
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This book talks about Thomas Edison from birth to death。 It is important for kids to know who invented things because those people are very important to our lives currently。
Ben
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The book showed a lot of information
Yangyi
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this book tell you a lot of thing about Thomas Alva Edison， for example it tell you that he has 6 children and 2 wife， and why he has two wife， and so on。 read this book to find out Edison's life。 this book tell you a lot of thing about Thomas Alva Edison， for example it tell you that he has 6 children and 2 wife， and why he has two wife， and so on。 read this book to find out Edison's life。 。。。more
SahooraQ
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كتاب رائع لقرائنا الصغار。。أنصح باقتناء السلسلة بأكملها والتي تحوي حياة الكثير من العظماء
Jack Erin
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it is about thomas Edison's life and what he invented。 it is about thomas Edison's life and what he invented。 。。。more
Alice Gold
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I read this with my nine-year-old daughter who immediately decided she needed an old-fashioned light bulb to keep forever， so she could show her own kids the fillament。 So great。
Amanda
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An informative biography on Thomas Edison， engaging readers from the beginning with amusing stories about his childhood curiosity。 （I had not heard the story of the bird and worms; loved it。） I requested this book from our library， along with Who Was Nicola Tesla？ from the same series， as my daughter was doing a homework assignment on the two inventors。 Our kids have no real text books to read anymore- everything is on i-pads， and it was suggested she surf the internet for information to form he An informative biography on Thomas Edison， engaging readers from the beginning with amusing stories about his childhood curiosity。 （I had not heard the story of the bird and worms; loved it。） I requested this book from our library， along with Who Was Nicola Tesla？ from the same series， as my daughter was doing a homework assignment on the two inventors。 Our kids have no real text books to read anymore- everything is on i-pads， and it was suggested she surf the internet for information to form her mock debate between the two men on who is the greater inventor。 When it comes to accuracy of information， and young people seeking that information， I find books so much more valuable than surfing the internet。 I'd recommend these books （Who Was， What Was， and Where Is from Who HQ） to anyone and everyone。 They are outstanding introductions for new learners， and I find them wonderfully enjoyable as adult， for brushing up on my historical figures and events。 Stellar non-fiction books for curious minds of all ages。 。。。more
Some Reader
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I generally like the Who Was series。 This is my fifth or sixth book。 They vary in quality， and that’s probably because they’re not written by the same author， and the fact that we have different number of sources available for each of the characters biographies are written of。 With Edison， and same as other books in the series， the book follows a story-like style， beginning with his birth and childhood。 Contrary to other books in the series， this book seems to give more focus on his scientific I generally like the Who Was series。 This is my fifth or sixth book。 They vary in quality， and that’s probably because they’re not written by the same author， and the fact that we have different number of sources available for each of the characters biographies are written of。 With Edison， and same as other books in the series， the book follows a story-like style， beginning with his birth and childhood。 Contrary to other books in the series， this book seems to give more focus on his scientific discoveries and professional life than his personal life （which I like）。 Other scientist biographies in the series allotted almost equal weight for personal and professional life。 。。。more
Alice
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I read Who was Thomas Alva Edison by Margaret Frith。 Thomas was a amazing inventor he made the lightbulb and even his own workshop to invent things like the phonograph and then it gets sad， someone dies。 I LOVED the book Who was Thomas Alva Edison， it told me how he made all of the amazing inventions。 I recommend this book to people that would want to know how the lightbulb was made
Victoria B。
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