The Papers of Thomas A. Edison: Research to Development at Menlo Park, January 1879-March 1881

by Thomas A. Edison and Louis Carlat

The fifth volume of The Papers of Thomas A. Edison covers Edison's invention and development of the first commercial incandescent electric light and power system. In the process he turned his famed Menlo Park laboratory into the first true research and development facility. This also enabled him to develop a new telephone for the British market in the midst of his herculean efforts on electric lighting.

In the face of daunting technical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801831040
• ISBN13: 9780801831041
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 1152 Pages
• Weight: 5.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 7.5" x 10.2"