{"product_id":"edison-paperback","title":"Edison - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Israel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe definitive biography of the century's godfather of invention-from the preeminent Edison scholar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Israel's meticulous research and refusal to shy away from the dodgier aspects of Edison's personality offers a fresh glimpse into the life of the inventor.\"-New Scientist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Remarkable.\"-Nature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An authoritative look into Edison's working methods, here leavened by enough personal detail to give the achievements shape.\"-Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Highly recommended.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Israel's book should go a long way toward taking Edison out of the shadows and placing him in the proper light.\"-Atlanta Journal-Constitution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Exhaustively researched, with strong emphasis on Edison's methods and achievements.\"-Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe conventional story of Thomas Edison reads more like myth than history: With only three months of formal education, a hardworking young man overcomes the odds and becomes one of the greatest inventors in history. But the portrait that emerges from Edison: A Life of Invention reveals a man of genius and astonishing foresight whose career was actually a product of his fast-changing era. In this peerless biography, Paul Israel exposes for the first time the man behind the inventions, expertly situating his subject within a thoroughly realized portrait of a burgeoning country on the brink of massive change. Informed by Israel's unprecedented access to workshop diaries, notebooks, letters, and more than five million pages of archives, this definitive biography brings fresh insights to a singularly influential and triumphant career in science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePAUL ISREAL is the managing editor of the multivolume documentary edition of the Thomas Edison Papers at Rutgers University and the coauthor of Edison's Electric Light. He lives in Highland Park, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.45 x 9.38 x 6.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67661752008886,"sku":"9780471362708","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0711\/4516\/0886\/files\/5E077AAB-C087-4FBE-A955-841FA8A39C89.jpg?v=1792349720","url":"https:\/\/sovereignarchivepublishing.com\/products\/edison-paperback","provider":"Sovereign Archive Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}