Edison His Life and Inventions

Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park", he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and because of that, he is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory. Written while Thomas Edison was still alive, this is the very first authorized and authentic record of his life and work. Written with his close collaboration, portions of this work were written by Edison himself and provide a detailed and semi-autobiographical record of his life and his inventions. Various illustrations, as well as an impressive list of patents have been included.