Author: Susan E. Hamen
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN: 1512483214
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Most Americans believe that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. But British scientist Joseph Swan was working on this invention at the same time. Patent battles, lies, and determination fill out this race to create the first usable light bulb!
Who Invented the Light Bulb?
Author: Susan E. Hamen
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN: 1512483214
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Most Americans believe that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. But British scientist Joseph Swan was working on this invention at the same time. Patent battles, lies, and determination fill out this race to create the first usable light bulb!
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
ISBN: 1512483214
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Most Americans believe that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. But British scientist Joseph Swan was working on this invention at the same time. Patent battles, lies, and determination fill out this race to create the first usable light bulb!
The Light Bulb
Author: John R. Matthews
Publisher: Franklin Watts
ISBN: 9780531123348
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Describes the light sources that people used throughout history until Thomas Edison revolutionized the world with the electric light bulb.
Publisher: Franklin Watts
ISBN: 9780531123348
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
Describes the light sources that people used throughout history until Thomas Edison revolutionized the world with the electric light bulb.
Light Bulb
Author: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 1635923956
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
EUREKA! Great things happen when science crosses history! Discover the all-true stories of your favorite inventions with this new multicultural STEM series that takes readers on a journey through time and around the world. A perfect choice for kids ages 4–8 who love to figure out how things work! Electric lights--without them, we'd be in the dark! Here is a "biography" of the light bulb, an essential invention that lights up our days and nights. From the first spark of Thomas Alva Edison's idea to the spread of electric lights around the world, Light Bulb is a fun and informative look at an invention that makes a huge difference in our lives. This STEAM nonfiction title is part of the new Eureka! series, each book covering one groundbreaking, world-changing discovery that millions of people use every single day.
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 1635923956
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
EUREKA! Great things happen when science crosses history! Discover the all-true stories of your favorite inventions with this new multicultural STEM series that takes readers on a journey through time and around the world. A perfect choice for kids ages 4–8 who love to figure out how things work! Electric lights--without them, we'd be in the dark! Here is a "biography" of the light bulb, an essential invention that lights up our days and nights. From the first spark of Thomas Alva Edison's idea to the spread of electric lights around the world, Light Bulb is a fun and informative look at an invention that makes a huge difference in our lives. This STEAM nonfiction title is part of the new Eureka! series, each book covering one groundbreaking, world-changing discovery that millions of people use every single day.
The Age of Edison
Author: Ernest Freeberg
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143124447
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A sweeping history of the electric light revolution and the birth of modern America The late nineteenth century was a period of explosive technological creativity, but more than any other invention, Thomas Edison’s incandescent light bulb marked the arrival of modernity, transforming its inventor into a mythic figure and avatar of an era. In 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 everyone who saw it and capturing the wonder Edison’s invention inspired. It is a quintessentially American story of ingenuity, ambition, and possibility in which the greater forces of progress and change are made by one of our most humble and ubiquitous objects.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143124447
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
A sweeping history of the electric light revolution and the birth of modern America The late nineteenth century was a period of explosive technological creativity, but more than any other invention, Thomas Edison’s incandescent light bulb marked the arrival of modernity, transforming its inventor into a mythic figure and avatar of an era. In 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 everyone who saw it and capturing the wonder Edison’s invention inspired. It is a quintessentially American story of ingenuity, ambition, and possibility in which the greater forces of progress and change are made by one of our most humble and ubiquitous objects.
Thomas Edison Invents the Light Bulb
Author: Douglas Hustad
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1680772376
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
Learn about the great scientist Thomas Edison as he invented the light bulb. You'll read about his life, the science behind his studies, and the impact of his work on the world today.
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1680772376
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
Learn about the great scientist Thomas Edison as he invented the light bulb. You'll read about his life, the science behind his studies, and the impact of his work on the world today.
The Art and Science of Light Bulb Moments
Author: Tom Evans
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1846944597
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
The Art and Science of Light Bulb Moments is an interactive, educational and entertaining guide on how to have ideas on demand. Tom Evans explains how the mind works (and doesn't work) so you that you can experience inspirations about anything pretty much any time you like. Light bulb moments don't have to be random. You will learn the secrets to Whole Brain and Whole Mind Thinking, the importance of the breath and how to reconnect with your vestigial minds and the superconsciousness. Find out where ideas come from and why most thoughts aren't necessarily your own. Reading this book will quite possibly change your world by helping you spot serendipities, making you luckier and even healthier and wealthier.
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1846944597
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 166
Book Description
The Art and Science of Light Bulb Moments is an interactive, educational and entertaining guide on how to have ideas on demand. Tom Evans explains how the mind works (and doesn't work) so you that you can experience inspirations about anything pretty much any time you like. Light bulb moments don't have to be random. You will learn the secrets to Whole Brain and Whole Mind Thinking, the importance of the breath and how to reconnect with your vestigial minds and the superconsciousness. Find out where ideas come from and why most thoughts aren't necessarily your own. Reading this book will quite possibly change your world by helping you spot serendipities, making you luckier and even healthier and wealthier.
How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take to Change the World?
Author: Matt Ridley
Publisher: London Publishing Partnership
ISBN: 0255367864
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 89
Book Description
Almost every schoolchild learns that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. But did he? And if he hadn’t invented it, would we be still living in the dark? Acclaimed author Matt Ridley (The Rational Optimist, The Evolution of Everything) explains that at least 20 other people can lay claim to this breakthrough moment. Ridley argues that the light bulb emerged from the combined technologies and accumulated knowledge of the day – it was bound to emerge sooner or later. Based on his 2018 Hayek Memorial Lecture, Ridley contends that innovation – from invention through to development and commercialisation – is the most important unsolved problem in all of human society. We rely on it – but we do not fully understand it, we cannot predict it and we cannot direct it. In How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take to Change the World? Ridley examines the nature of innovation – and how people often fear its consequences. He dispels the myth that automation destroys jobs – and demonstrates how innovation leads to economic growth. And he argues that intellectual property rights, originally intended to encourage innovation, are now being used by big business to defend their monopolies. Ridley concludes that innovation is a mysterious and under-appreciated process that we discuss too rarely, hamper too much and value too little.
Publisher: London Publishing Partnership
ISBN: 0255367864
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 89
Book Description
Almost every schoolchild learns that Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. But did he? And if he hadn’t invented it, would we be still living in the dark? Acclaimed author Matt Ridley (The Rational Optimist, The Evolution of Everything) explains that at least 20 other people can lay claim to this breakthrough moment. Ridley argues that the light bulb emerged from the combined technologies and accumulated knowledge of the day – it was bound to emerge sooner or later. Based on his 2018 Hayek Memorial Lecture, Ridley contends that innovation – from invention through to development and commercialisation – is the most important unsolved problem in all of human society. We rely on it – but we do not fully understand it, we cannot predict it and we cannot direct it. In How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take to Change the World? Ridley examines the nature of innovation – and how people often fear its consequences. He dispels the myth that automation destroys jobs – and demonstrates how innovation leads to economic growth. And he argues that intellectual property rights, originally intended to encourage innovation, are now being used by big business to defend their monopolies. Ridley concludes that innovation is a mysterious and under-appreciated process that we discuss too rarely, hamper too much and value too little.
Lewis Latimer
Author: Nancy Dickmann
Publisher: Pebble
ISBN: 1977121268
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Why is Lewis Latimer important? His invention of the carbon filament made light bulbs more afforable and longer lasting. Readers follow his journey from working with Alexander Graham Bell to improving Thomas Edison's light bulb. It's an enlightening story filled with engaging text and colorful images, all reviewed by Smithsonian experts.
Publisher: Pebble
ISBN: 1977121268
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Why is Lewis Latimer important? His invention of the carbon filament made light bulbs more afforable and longer lasting. Readers follow his journey from working with Alexander Graham Bell to improving Thomas Edison's light bulb. It's an enlightening story filled with engaging text and colorful images, all reviewed by Smithsonian experts.
Thomas Edison and the Lightbulb
Author: Monica Rausch
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
ISBN: 083687501X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Describes the impact of the light bulb and effective indoor electric lighting, and recounts the life and career of their inventor, Thomas A. Edison.
Publisher: Gareth Stevens
ISBN: 083687501X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 25
Book Description
Describes the impact of the light bulb and effective indoor electric lighting, and recounts the life and career of their inventor, Thomas A. Edison.
How the Light Bulb Changed History
Author: Diane Bailey
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1629697699
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
How the Light Bulb Changed History examines the invention of the light bulb, how it works, and how electric light changed the way people live and work. Features include essential facts, a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and maps, charts, and diagrams. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Publisher: ABDO
ISBN: 1629697699
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
How the Light Bulb Changed History examines the invention of the light bulb, how it works, and how electric light changed the way people live and work. Features include essential facts, a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and maps, charts, and diagrams. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.