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The Age of Edison

Electric Light and the Invention of Modern America

The Age of Edison( )
Author: Freeberg, Ernest
Narrated by: Pratt, Sean
ISBN:978-1-4690-8678-1
Publication Date:Feb 2013
Publisher:Ascent Audio
Imprint:Gildan Audio
Book Format:Downloadable audio file
List Price:USD $29.98
Book Description:

The late nineteenth century was a period of explosive technological creativity, but arguably the most important invention of all was Thomas Edison's incandescent lightbulb. Unveiled in his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory in 1879, the lightbulb overwhelmed the American public with the sense of the birth of a new age. More than any other invention, the electric light marked the arrival of modernity.The lightbulb became a catalyst for the nation's transformation from a rural to an...
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