Simple text describes the life and accomplishments of Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of the phonograph, electric light bulb, and many other devices.

Profiles a man whose childhood interest in experimentation led him to create more than one thousand inventions, including the phonograph, moving pictures, and a storage battery.

Growing up in Smiljan, Croatia, Nikola Tesla dreamed about harnessing the power of Niagara Falls. In 1884, he walked down the gangplank into the New York Harbor with four cents in his pocket, a book of poems, a drawing of a flying machine, and a letter of introduction to Thomas Edison, the "electrical wizard" of America. Upon meeting, Edison sent Tesla to fix the SS Oregon as a test and was so astounded that he offered Tesla a job at his factory....

Discusses the life of Thomas Edison, including his early childhood, education, interests, and inventions.

The world at the turn of the 20th century was in the throes of "Marconi-mania" - brought on by an incredible invention that no one could quite explain, and by a dapper and eccentric figure (who would one day win the newly minted Nobel Prize) at the centre of it all. At a time when the telephone, telegraph and electricity made the whole world wonder just what science would think of next, the startling answer had come in 1896 in the form of two mysterious...

Details the life and work of Thomas Edison, who developed the electric light bulb and over 1000 patents for other inventions and innovations.

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

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

Introduces the field of electrical engineering, the work that electrical engineeers do, the tools they use, mathematics in electrical engineering, and related topics.