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The Electric Light

Liz Sonneborn author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Chelsea House Publishers

Published:1st May '07

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The Electric Light cover

In 1879, Thomas Alva Edison invented the first practical incandescent electric light in his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory, ushering in an era driven by electricity. ""The Electric Light"" is an enlightening look at this monumental achievement, examining how the lightbulb was partly responsible for transforming the country's agrarian economy into the modern industrial economy it is today.

ISBN: 9780791093504

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120 pages