Highlights the life and accomplishments of the inventor of the phonograph, the electric light bulb, and many other devices.

One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up lower Manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people live ever after. The electric light bulb was only one of thousands of Edison's inventions, which include the phonograph and the kinetoscope, an early precursor to the movie camera. As a boy, observing a robin catch a worm and then take flight, he fed a playmate a mixture of worms and water to see if she could fly! An accessible,...

There are few kids who don't enjoy home video games, but do they know who invented the first one? Readers learn about Ralph Baer's life and the first home video games ever made. Readers will invent their own game, too.

Chronicles the life and career of inventor Thomas Edison and his famous patents, more than one thousand of them, during his lifetime.

Presents a biography of the tireless Thomas Edison, illustrated with many photos of his life and inventions.

"Read about Percy's early life, his work with radar tubes, and find out how he invented the mircrowave"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of the inventor who changed the world in which he lived with such revolutionary inventions as the phonograph, electric lighting, and motion pictures.