Edison : a life of invention

New York : John Wiley, 1998. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: viii, 552 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-531) and index. Society for the History of Technology Sidney Edelstein Prize, 2000. Contents:Childhood and Education -- Itinerant Telegrapher -- From Operator to Inventor -- A Leading Electromechanician -- Competing Interests -- From Shop to Laboratory -- New Directions -- The Invention Factory -- The Wizard of Menlo Park -- Inventing a System -- From Research to Development -- Inventing an Industry -- Family Matters -- A New Laboratory -- Inventing Entertainment -- Industrial Research -- Competition and Consolidation -- Innovation and Enthusiasm -- A Modern Legend -- Fame in the Family -- The Business of Innovation -- Edison Incorporated -- Inventor-Philosopher.Subjects: Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva) 1847-1931; Inventors United States; Biography; Science; Inventors; Electrical engineers United States; History; Sciences.