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Thomas Edison

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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.

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07734

927 EDI

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Series Title

In Their Own Words

Call Number

927 EDI

Publisher

New York, USA : Scholastic Inc., 2001

Collation

128 pages : illustration ; 19 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780439263191

Classification

927

Content Type

text

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Subject(s)

Inventors
United States
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Electrical engineers

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