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The Papers of Thomas A. Edison: Research to Development at Menlo Park, January 1879-March 1881
Thomas A. Edison
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Description for The Papers of Thomas A. Edison: Research to Development at Menlo Park, January 1879-March 1881
Hardback. In March 1881, he moved to the Edison Electric Light Company's headquarters on Fifth Avenue and began the hard work of introducing the new electric light and power technology. Editor(s): Israel, Paul B. Series: The Papers of Thomas A. Edison. Num Pages: 1152 pages, 398, 15 black & white illustrations, 383 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: BGH; TBY; THR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 260 x 184 x 55. Weight in Grams: 2270.
The fifth volume of The Papers of Thomas A. Edison covers Edison's invention and development of the first commercial incandescent electric light and power system. In the process he turned his famed Menlo Park laboratory into the first true research and development facility. This also enabled him to develop a new telephone for the British market in the midst of his herculean efforts on electric lighting. In the face of daunting technical challenges and skepticism from leading scientists and engineers, Edison and his team of experimenters and machinists found the solution to the decades-old problem of creating a ... Read more
The fifth volume of The Papers of Thomas A. Edison covers Edison's invention and development of the first commercial incandescent electric light and power system. In the process he turned his famed Menlo Park laboratory into the first true research and development facility. This also enabled him to develop a new telephone for the British market in the midst of his herculean efforts on electric lighting. In the face of daunting technical challenges and skepticism from leading scientists and engineers, Edison and his team of experimenters and machinists found the solution to the decades-old problem of creating a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
1152
Condition
New
Series
The Papers of Thomas A. Edison
Number of Pages
1152
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801831041
SKU
V9780801831041
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About Thomas A. Edison
Paul B. Israel is director and editor of the Thomas A. Edison Papers Project at Rutgers University. Louis Carlat and David Hochfelder are, respectively, managing editor and assistant editor. Keith A. Nier is a former editor of the project.
Reviews for The Papers of Thomas A. Edison: Research to Development at Menlo Park, January 1879-March 1881
What is most extraordinary about the collection isn't necessarily what it reveals about Edison's inventions... It's the insight into the process.
Chris Newmarker Associated Press Those interested in America's technological culture can eagerly look forward to the appearance of each volume of the Edison Papers. Technology and Culture 2005
Chris Newmarker Associated Press Those interested in America's technological culture can eagerly look forward to the appearance of each volume of the Edison Papers. Technology and Culture 2005