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OverviewIn September 1878, Thomas Alva Edison brashly-and prematurely-proclaimed his breakthrough invention of a workable electric light. That announcement was followed by many months of intense experimentation that led to the successful completion of his Pearl Street station four years later. Edison was not alone-nor was he first-in developing an incandescent light bulb, but his was the most successful of all competing inventions. Drawing from the documents in the Edison archives, Robert Friedel and Paul Israel explain how this came to be. They explore the process of invention through the Menlo Park notes, discussing the full range of experiments, including the testing of a host of materials, the development of such crucial tools as the world's best vacuum pump, and the construction of the first large-scale electrical generators and power distribution systems. The result is a fascinating story of excitement, risk, and competition. Revised and updated from the original 1986 edition, this definitive study of the most famous invention of America's most famous inventor is completely keyed to the printed and electronic versions of the Edison Papers, inviting the reader to explore further the remarkable original sources. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Robert Friedel (University of Maryland) , Paul B. Israel (Director and General Editor, Thomas A. Edison Papers)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Edition: Revised edition Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.295kg ISBN: 9780801894824ISBN 10: 0801894824 Pages: 248 Publication Date: 13 September 2010 Recommended Age: From 13 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents"Preface to the Johns Hopkins Edition 1. ""A Big Bonanza"" 2. ""The Throes of Invention"" The Search for a Vacuum 3. ""Some Difficult Requirements"" Carbon and the Incandescent Lamp 4. The Triumph of Carbon Who Invented the Incandescent Lamp? 5. Business and Science The Menlo Park Mystique 6. A System Complete 7. Promises Fulfilled Afterword A Note from the Authors with Acknowledgments Notes Recommended Additional Reading Index"ReviewsQuite readable... Friedel and Israel provide a good description of the process of inventing a functional, marketable incandescent light bulb as well as an electric power grid. Choice Any library strong in scientific inventions and the process of theories and exploration will find this a winning survey. Midwest Book Review 2011 Quite readable... Friedel and Israel provide a good description of the process of inventing a functional, marketable incandescent light bulb as well as an electric power grid. Choice Any library strong in scientific inventions and the process of theories and exploration will find this a winning survey. Midwest Book Review I highly recommend Edison's Electric Light. -- Eric Hintz Technology and Culture Author InformationRobert Friedel is a professor of history of technology and science at the University of Maryland, College Park. His most recent book is A Culture of Improvement: Technology and the Western Millennium. Paul Israel is the director and general editor of the Thomas A. Edison Papers at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He is the author of Edison: A Life of Invention and the coeditor of the multivolume The Papers of Thomas A. Edison, also published by Johns Hopkins. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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