The boys' life of Edison
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1911. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 376 The boy's life of Edi...
Chapters (32)
- THE BOYS' LIFE OF EDISON
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- THE BOYS' LIFE OF EDISON
- I THE EARLY DAYS OF ELECTRICITY
- II EDISON'S FAMILY
- III EDISON'S EARLY BOYHOOD
- IV THE YOUNG NEWSBOY
- V A FEW STORIES OF EDISON'S NEWSBOY DAYS
- VI THE YOUNG TELEGRAPH OPERATOR
- VII ADVENTURES OF A TELEGRAPH OPERATOR
- VIII WORK AND INVENTION IN BOSTON
- IX FROM POVERTY TO INDEPENDENCE
- X A BUSY YOUNG INVENTOR
- XI THE TELEPHONE, MOTOGRAPH, AND MICROPHONE
- XII MAKING A MACHINE TALK
- XIII A NEW LIGHT IN THE WORLD
- XIV MENLO PARK
- XV BEGINNING THE ELECTRIC LIGHT BUSINESS
- XVI THE FIRST EDISON CENTRAL STATION
- XVII EDISON'S ELECTRIC RAILWAY
- XVIII GRINDING MOUNTAINS TO DUST
- XIX EDISON MAKES PORTLAND CEMENT
- XX MOTION-PICTURES
- XXI EDISON INVENTS A NEW STORAGE BATTERY
- XXII EDISON'S MISCELLANEOUS INVENTIONS
- XXIII EDISON'S METHOD IN INVENTING
- XXIV EDISON'S LABORATORY AT ORANGE
- XXV EDISON HIMSELF
- XXVI EDISON'S NEW PHONOGRAPH
- XXVII EDISON'S WORK DURING THE WAR
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