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The Story Of Thomas Alva Edison

by Margaret Davidson · 1990

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It was eight o'clock at night, on October 19, 1879 That was the evening Tom Edison turned electricity into light with the invention of the electric light bulb. Thomas Edison also invented the phonograph and an early form of motion pictures. This is the amazing story of his life—and of his inventions that changed the world.

Subject
biographyscience
Themes
American history
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 64 pages

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