The Story of Thomas Alva Edison

4-8

The Story of Thomas Alva Edison

By: Margaret Cousins
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Genius is ‘one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.' So said Mr. Edison. America's greatest inventor's contribution to modern technology are all colorfully explained. Thomas Edison set up a laboratory in his basement when he was just ten years old. Soon after, he sold candy on a train so he could buy chemicals for a lab he'd installed in the baggage car. When he got older, he worked as a telegraph operator and found ways to make the telegraph work faster and more efficiently. He went on to invent the phonograph, motion pictures, and even the electric light bulb - revolutionary inventions that forever changed the way people live.


About the Author:

Margaret Cousins was a much-loved children's author who wrote biographies of historical characters. Her writing style draws the reader's interest with anecdotal stories and fun details.

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<b>Used in <a id="null" href="https://www.bfbooks.com/History-of-Science-Pack-New" target="_self">History of Science 3-7th</a></b><a id="null" href="https://www.bfbooks.com/History-of-Science-Pack-New" target="_self"><br></a>

  • By: Margaret Cousins

  • Pages: 185

  • ISBN: 9780394848839

  • Media: Paperback

  • Reading level: 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
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