World of Books - Find your book here
Always Inventing: The True Story of Thomas Alva Edison
Frank MurphyStarting in childhood, Thomas Alva Edison was full of curiosity (how did eggs hatch?) and always inventing (what science experiments could he do in the basement?) His interest in telegraphs helped him invent a transmitter to improve ...
Edison motion pictures, 1890-1900: an annotated filmography
Charles MusserIn this first systematic treatment of Thomas A. Edision's fictional and documentary film output during the 1890s, Charles Musser provides production specifications, Edison company summaries, newspaper accounts, frame enlargements, and other ...
Thomas A. Edison and the Modernization of America
Martin V. MelosiThis book chronicles America's most accomplished inventor and his contribution to the modern world.
The Encyclopedia of Hollywood
Scott SiegelOffers an historical overview of the American film industry, from its beginnings in Thomas Edison's workshop to its status today as the leader of the world's filmmaking.
Sound Recording: The Life Story of a Technology
David MortonLooks at the history of recorded music and technology of the industry from Thomas Edison's invention of the phonograph in 1876 to the MP3 players.
Catalog of Copyright Entries: Books. Part 1, group 1
Read(21–16328) 4076 Lee, Jennette Barbour (Perry) “Mrs. G. S. Lee,” 1860– The other Susan, by Jennette Lee. New York, C. ... 4081 Marshall, Edison, 1894– The snowshoe trail, by Edison Marshall, with frontispiece by Marshall Frantz. Boston ...
Thomas Edison and Modern America: A Brief History with Documents
Theresa M. CollinsThe volume includes an extended introduction, headnotes to the documents, illustrations, a chronology, discussion questions, a bibliography, and an index.
The Age of Edison: Electric Light and the Invention of ...
Ernest FreebergIn The Age of Edison, award-winning author and historian Ernest Freeberg weaves a narrative that reaches from Coney Island and Broadway to the tiniest towns of rural America, tracing the progress of electric light through the reactions of ...
Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World
Elizabeth RuschHere is the story of the ambitious young man who brought life-changing ideas to America, despite the obstructive efforts of his hero-turned-rival, Thomas Edison.
10 Inventors Who Changed the World
Clive GiffordIncludes ten riveting, in-depth biographies in a graphic novel format of legendary inventors, including Galileo, Thomas Edison, Ben Franklin and James Watt.
The Simian Tongue: The Long Debate about Animal Language
Gregory RadickR. L. Garner to T. A. Edison, 21 December 1891 (with Edison annotation dated 24 December 1891), TAEM 131:868-70. ... "Professor Richard L. Garner: The Renowned Traveler, Anthropologist, and Student of Animal Language," brochure, ...
George Sarton Miscellaneous Correspondence
George SartonIncludes letters to Sarton from scientists and inventors including Alexander Graham Bell, Emile Berliner, and Thomas Edison.
The Ultimate Dating Guide for Widowers
Abel KeoghDrawing on the success stories and learning experiences of Joe Biden, Thomas Edison, Peirce Brosnan, and Paul McCartney, this book specifically addresses questions, concerns, and needs of widowers, including: How to know if you're really ...
Free Radicals: The Secret Anarchy of Science
Michael BrooksJust ask Stanford Ovshinsky, a man who has been hailed as America's greatest inventor since Thomas Edison. In November 1968, one of Ovshinsky's inventions, known as the threshold switch, made the front page of the New York Times.
Corning
Charles R. MitchellLenses for railroad lanterns, cut glass for the White House table, Thomas Edison's first light bulb-the glass for all of these was made in Corning, the glass capital of America, the Crystal City.
The Clay Family Quarterly
More editions... m James Edison m Thomas McQuire m George W. Wynn m Jennie Muir m Jenne Rebecca B. Campbell m Philip Mann m Amalia Klement m William H. Bisphain m William H. Preston m Olive Hazel Hockett m Walter Albert Davis m Van Ness ...
Conscious Money: Living, Creating, and Investing with Your ...
Patricia Aburdene10. 11. 12. 13. wealthier than the queen creativity can potentially earn you Thomas Edison . Gail McMeekin . . . IBM asked 1,500 global chief executives 3. Michael Gelb . . .“Corporate executives today tend to be” Janet Rae-Dupree, “Da Vinci, ...
The Ruby Slippers, Madonna's Bra, and Einstein's Brain: The ...
Chris EptingSome of the most fascinating treasures found in the book include: The Cardiff Giant Thomas Edison's Last Breath World's Largest Ball of Twine George Washington's Teeth Lizzie Borden's Axe John Wilkes Booth's Thorax Watergate File Cabinet ...
Think Outside Your Blocks: Breakthrough Thinking Techniques ...
Kevin CarrollThis book is perfect for brainstorm sessions or to help you get unstuck. Here's what others might have said about this book had they read it: "This book is filled with bright ideas." - Thomas Edison "If you are driven, this is a must read.
Thomas Edison: Inventor of the Age of Electricity
Linda Tagliaferro... MCSS/CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies An SSLI Honor Book THE BRONTE FAMILY: Passionate Literary Geniuses by Karen Smith Kenyon DENG XIAOPING: Leader in a Changing China by Whitney Stewart ...
Growing American Rubber: Strategic Plants and the Politics ...
Mark R Finlay... i Thomas Dudley Fennell, Glenn Kageyama, Richard Anderson, Wolf Hauser, and the late Margaret Crowl MacArthur, ... Pam Miner, Lisa Sbutonni, and Anna Carroll of the Edison & Ford Winter Estates; Andrea Boardman Clements Center ...
John Hunt Morgan and His Raiders
Edison H. ThomasThe Filson Club, Louisville, of which Albert Fink was a lifetime member, has published a long list of articles about Morgan in its Quarterly. Of special interest is “John Hunt Morgan and the Soldier Printers,” by Howard D. Doll (January 1973); “A ...
Encyclopedia of the Victorian era
James Eli AdamsERNIE TEAGARDEN Dakota State University, Madison, South Dakota Thomas Alva Edison; Prisons JESSICA B. TEISCH University of California, Berkeley Horatio Alger; John James Audubon; William Dean Howells; Frederic Law Olmsted; ...
Before the Nickelodeon: Edwin S. Porter and the Edison ...
Charles Musser"The most important book on early American cinema yet to appear.
George Thomas: Virginian for the Union
Christopher J. EinolfGeorge Thomas to John Thomas, 25 January 1841 ,Thomas Papers,VHS. 25. Thomas to Thomas, 25 January 1841. 26. George Thomas to C. P. Kingsbury, 25 July 1841.This letter is no longer extant, but is printed in Coppee, Thomas, 7—9.
Alun Hoddinott: A Source Book
Professor Stewart R CraggsA Source Book Professor Stewart R Craggs. Thomas, Dylan, 159 Thomas, Gwion , 136, 190 Thomas, Gwn, 72 Thomas, Gwyn, 179, 185, 187, 197 Thomas, Hugh, 174 Thomas, Kelvin, 118, 131 Thomas, Mansel, 41, 44, 84 Thomas, Martin, 170 ...
Notes and Records of the Royal Society of London
More editions1697 1 1 w OttoMencke W.O. 3 p. 659 81 21 I Thomas Smith W B.L. 23 I W Thomas Smith B.L. 2oI w Thomas Smith B.L. H.L.C. n.xii [»] 29 I Thomas Smith W B.L. II II Thomas Smith W B.L. 13 HI Thomas Smith w B.L. 19 III Leibniz w W.O. 3 p .
International History of the Recording Industry
Pekka GronowThis book explores the fascinating world of the record business, its technology, the music and the musicians from Edison's phonograph to the compact disc.
The Fiction of Junot Díaz: Reframing the Lens
Heather OstmanIt is possible that most of these stories could be narrated by Yunior, although John Riofrio takes exception with “Boyfriend.” However, he states that “Aurora,” “ Drown,” and “Edison, New Jersey” “could be Yunior even if one factors in the ...
who called from an unknown number?