The Age Of Edison: Electric Light And The Invention Of Modern America

The Age Of Edison: Electric Light And The Invention Of Modern AmericaA 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 the arrival of modernity, transforming its inventor into a mythic figure and avatar of an era. In The Age of Edison, award winning author and historian Ernest Freeberg weaves a narrative that reaches from

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