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Edison A Biography By Matthew Josephson Easton Press Leather-Bound Library of American History 1986 Synopsis Expand/Collapse Synopsis A great folk hero in American history, Edison is viewed by the public as a facile inventor, the electrical wizard and the perfect symbol of the self-made and practical creator. But he was also a paradoxical figure: deaf, impoverished and with no formal education as a youngster, Edison nevertheless became a fertile and versatile inventor, accumulated fortunes for himself and others but remained indifferent to wealth except as a means towards more inventions. Edison’s key contributions include the carbon microphone, the electric light bulb, electricity distribution systems, the phonograph and the motion-picture camera. Edison’s methods were also remarkable: halfway between the craftsman-tinkerer of the early 19th century and the scientist of today, he established and ran pioneering research laboratories with large staffs, yet lacked training in mathematics or the basic sciences. Matthew Josephson’s Edison: A Biography won the Society of American Historians’ Francis Parkman Prize in 1960.
tardigrade70
item received in a reasonable amount of time. The damage to the book was very well documented in the description and photographs by the seller. Hindsight being 2020, the damage being taken into consideration with the book now in hand, the price was just a little bit high, probably 20% less would’ve been a fair value, however, it is an eastern press book and when I shove it into my bookcase, none of the damages visible
Yeatera23172
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abdul sathar
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