Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives (Famous Inventors in History)

Barretta, Gene

ISBN 10: 1250114780 / ISBN 13: 9781250114785

Edité par Square Fish, 2017

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. N° de réf. du vendeur 00100935255

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

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 bibliographiques

Titre : Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed ...
Éditeur : Square Fish
Date d'édition : 2017
Reliure : Couverture souple
Illustrateur : Barretta, Gene
Etat : Very Good