The Papers of Thomas A. Edison: Electrifying New York and Abroad, April 1881-March 1883

by Thomas A. Edison

With his move from Menlo Park, New Jersey, to New York City at the end of March 1881, Edison shifted his focus from research and development to the commercialization of his electric lighting system. This volume of The Papers of Thomas A. Edison chronicles Edison's central role in the enormous effort to manufacture, market, and install electric lighting systems in the United States and abroad.

Standard studies of this period emphasize...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801886406
• ISBN13: 9780801886409
• Release Date: October 2007
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 944 Pages
• Weight: 4.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 7.5" x 10.1"