The Papers of Thomas A. Edison: New Beginnings, January 1885–December 1887

Author:   Thomas A. Edison (Thomas A. Edison Papers) ,  Paul B. Israel (Director and General Editor, Thomas A. Edison Papers) ,  Louis Carlat (On Mondays and Fridays:, Thomas A. Edison Papers) ,  Theresa M. Collins (Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:  

9781421417493


Pages:   1032
Publication Date:   24 February 2016
Recommended Age:   From 17
Format:   Hardback
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The Papers of Thomas A. Edison: New Beginnings, January 1885–December 1887


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Two decades after the American Civil War, no name was more closely associated with the nation's inventive and entrepreneurial spirit than that of Thomas Edison. The restless changes of those years were reflected in the life of America's foremost inventor. Having cemented his reputation with his electric lighting system, Edison had decided to withdraw partially from that field. At the start of 1885, newly widowed at mid-life with three young children, he launched into a series of personal and professional migrations, setting in motion chains of events that would influence his work and fundamentally reshape his life. Edison's inventive activities took off in new directions, flowing between practical projects (such as wireless and high-capacity telegraph systems) and futuristic ones (exploring forms of electromagnetic energy and the convertibility of one to another). Inside of two years, he would travel widely, marry the daughter of a prominent industrialist and religious educator, leave New York City for a grand home in a sylvan suburb, and construct a winter laboratory and second home in Florida. Edison's family and interior life are remarkably visible at this moment; his papers include the only known diary in which he recorded personal thoughts and events. By 1887, the familiar rhythms of his life began to reassert themselves in his new settings; the family faded from view as he planned, built, and occupied a New Jersey laboratory complex befitting his status. The eighth volume of the series, New Beginnings includes 358 documents (chosen from among thousands) that are the most revealing and representative of Edison's work, life, and place in American culture in these years. Illustrated with hundreds of Edison's drawings, these documents are further illuminated by meticulous research on a wide range of sources, including the most recently digitized newspapers and journals of the day.

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Author:   Thomas A. Edison (Thomas A. Edison Papers) ,  Paul B. Israel (Director and General Editor, Thomas A. Edison Papers) ,  Louis Carlat (On Mondays and Fridays:, Thomas A. Edison Papers) ,  Theresa M. Collins (Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 4.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.769kg
ISBN:  

9781421417493


ISBN 10:   1421417499
Pages:   1032
Publication Date:   24 February 2016
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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

Calendar of Documents List of Editorial Headnotes List of Maps Preface Chronology of Thomas A. Edison, January 1885-December 1887 Editorial Policy and User's Guide Editorial Symbols List of Abbreviations 1. January-June 1885 2. July-December 1885 3. January-April 1886 4. May-September 1886 5. October-December 1886 6. January-May 1887 7. June-September 1887 8. october-December 1887 Appendix 1. Edison's Autobiographical Notes Appendix 2. Edison's Patent Applications, 1885-1887 Bibliography Credits Index

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In its superabundance of detail--steely facts and figures, great plates of text riveted with nouns and graffitied with cryptic drawings (Edison was an untrained but natural draftsman)--the book has the same kind of physical impact as that which stuns you when you enter his laboratory in West Orange, N.J.--Edmund Morris New York Times Book Review


For those who want to delve deeply into Edison's life and business dealings, this is another essential key to the puzzle. The Antique Phonograph


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Paul B. Israel is the director and general editor of the Thomas A. Edison Papers Project at Rutgers University. Louis Carlat and Theresa M. Collins are associate editors and Alexandra R. Rimer and Daniel J. Weeks are assistant editors of the project.

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