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Briefly profiles the life of Thomas Edison, discussing his family, childhood, and inventions.

Traces the life and achievements of the inventor whose inventions include the electric light bulb, the phonograph, mimeograph machine, and the ticker tape machine.

A biography of the great inventor whose creations have contributed to the comfort, convenience, and entertainment of people all over the world.

Thirteen-year-old Robert "Qwerty" Stevens uses the time machine he finds in his back yard to visit Thomas Edison's workshop in 1879, and there helps develop the electric light bulb, but then needs his sister's help to return to his own time.

A biography of Thomas Edison as a boy.

Provides a brief profile of the life of Thomas Alva Edison and explains the nature of electricity. Includes photographs, illustrations, and related experiments.

An introduction to the life of Thomas Edison, who invented the light bulb, the phonograph, and moving pictures.

Examines the life of Thomas Edison, the American inventor credited with developing the first practical light bulb, discussing his early innovations, and noting his many accomplishments, which led to his receiving over one thousand patents.

The story of the life of the famous inventor of the electric light bulb.