The Wizard of Menlo Park
Book description
Thomas Edison’s greatest invention? His own fame.
At the height of his fame Thomas Alva Edison was hailed as “the Napoleon of invention” and blazed in the public imagination as a virtual demigod. Starting with the first public demonstrations of the phonograph in 1878 and extending through the development of…
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The Wizard of Menlo Park tells the Thomas Edison story frankly and compellingly, combining the tale of America’s most famous inventor with the story of a man who worked extremely hard to achieve what no one else could.
I learned a lot from his book about an amazing idea man, but also about someone who knew how to translate ideas into reality, break through barriers to achieve a goal, and persevere when success seemed impossible.
When we pay our electric bills, many of us send them to “Edison” because he set a new standard of brilliance and productivity. This is…
The Wizard of Menlo Park is written with a deep appreciation for the genius of Thomas Edison, following him from his youthful enterprises to his ground-breaking inventions. Edison was a fascinating character, brilliantly described in this full biography. If anyone had a full slate of aha! moments, it was Thomas Edison.
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