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In Their Own Words: Thomas Edison tells the exciting story of Edison's life using his laboratory notes, business records, and personal recollections.I find out what the world needs. Then I go ahead and try to invent it.With these words, Thomas Edison explains how he developed ideas and turned them into useful inventions. Although he is most famous for inventing the lightbulb, Edison is credited with hundreds of inventions. The young boy who did poorly in school became one of the most famous men in America.This exciting new biography of Thomas Edison will enlighten, as well as entertain, elementary school kids.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0439263190
ISBN13:9780439263191
Release Date:December 2002
Publisher:Scholastic Paperbacks
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.3" x 7.6"
Age Range:9 to 12 years
Grade Range:Grades 4 to 7
Related Subjects
9 - 12 Years Biographies Children's Children's Books Historical Science & TechnologyCustomer Reviews
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informative and entertaining
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I picked up this book in a garage sale as a gift for my 10 year old son. We both enjoyed reading about Thomas Edison's childhood, his first job, his blunders and his ingenius inventions. As he says in his own words: "I have got so much to do and life is so short, I'm going to hustle." He did hustle, and he perfected about over 1,000 new inventions He didn't only invent the light bulb, as thought by so many people. he also invented the first recorded sound (phonograph), the first WORKING video camera, was the first to create a movie with a plot (story line) he also mined for metals and made cement from limestone. the old Yankee Stadium was built with thomas edison's company's cement. He was hoping that the automobiles would run on electricity, so he produced better and longer lasting batteries... this book tells us all of the amazing inventions one man did at the turn of the century (him being the one who actually TURned the century with his inventions)
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