The age of Edison : electric light and the invention of modern America
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, [2013].
Physical Desc
354 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Status
South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
303.483 FREEBE 2013
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303.483 FREEBE 2013
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LC Subjects
Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931
Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931 -- Contemporaries.
Electric lighting -- United States -- History.
Electrification -- United States -- History.
Technological innovations -- Social aspects -- United States -- History.
Technological innovations -- United States -- History
Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931 -- Contemporaries.
Electric lighting -- United States -- History.
Electrification -- United States -- History.
Technological innovations -- Social aspects -- United States -- History.
Technological innovations -- United States -- History
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Published
New York : Penguin Press, [2013].
Format
Book
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-341) and index.
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"The Age of Edison places the story of Edison's invention in the context of a technological revolution that transformed America and Europe in these decades. Edison and his fellow inventors emerged from a culture shaped by broad public education, a lively popular press that took an interest in science and technology, and an American patent system that encouraged innovation and democratized the benefits of invention. And in the end, as Freeberg shows, Edison's greatest invention was not any single technology, but rather his reinvention of the process itself. At Menlo Park he gathered the combination of capital, scientific training, and engineering skill that would evolve into the modern research and development laboratory. His revolutionary electrical grid not only broke the stronghold of gas companies, but also ushered in an era when strong, clear light could become accessible to everyone"--
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Freeberg, E. (2013). The age of Edison: electric light and the invention of modern America . Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Freeberg, Ernest. 2013. The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern America. Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Freeberg, Ernest. The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern America Penguin Press, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Freeberg, Ernest. The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of Modern America Penguin Press, 2013.
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