Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives - Couverture souple

Barretta, Gene

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1250114780 ISBN 13 : 9781250114785

Editeur : St Martin's Press, 2017

Synopsis

Gene Barretta, the author of Now & Ben, Neo Leo, and Lincoln and Kennedy, enters the laboratories of one of America's most important inventors, in this enlightening picture book, Timeless Thomas.

What do record players, batteries, and movie cameras have in common?

All these devices were created by the man known as The Wizard of Menlo Park: Thomas Edison.

Edison is most famous for inventing the incandescent lightbulb, but at his landmark laboratories in Menlo Park & West Orange, New Jersey, he also developed many other staples of modern technology. Despite many failures, Edison persevered. And good for that, because it would be very difficult to go through a day without using one of his life-changing inventions.

"[This] accessible and informative account [is] a worthy successor to Barretta's other men-and-ideas books." --The New York Times

"A glowing tribute to the inventor who continues to influence modern life." --Kirkus, starred

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gene Barretta is the author and illustrator of Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin; Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci and Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives. He is also author and illustrator of Dear Deer, which was a Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts and listed on the Parenting Magazine Mom-Tested Books of the Year List. He holds a B.F.A. in Film Studies from New York University, and has worked for many years in film and television production. He lives in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania with his son.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: St Martin's Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1250114780
• ISBN 13: 9781250114785
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 40
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible