The Papers of Thomas A. Edison: Competing Interests, January 1888-December 1889

by Thomas A. Edison

This richly illustrated volume explores Edison's inventive and personal pursuits from 1888 to 1889, documenting his responses to technological, organizational, and economic challenges.

Thomas A. Edison was received at the 1889 Paris Exposition Universelle--the World's Fair--as a conquering hero. Extravagantly f?ted and besieged by well-wishers, he was seen, like Gustave Eiffel's iron tower, as a triumphal symbol of republicanism and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421440113
• ISBN13: 9781421440118
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 1160 Pages
• Weight: 4.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 7.0" x 10.1"