"Thomas Edison created an electric light bulb that changed the world. Edison helped create the electric society we live in. Readers will learn about Thomas Edison's life and how he achieved success"--Provided by publisher.
Examines the electric bulb, an invention at first ridiculed, distrusted, and feared, which ultimately led to new uses of electricity and transformed society.
Describes the invention of the light bulb, looks at lighting before electricity, introduces Thomas Edison, the creator of the light bulb, and discusses the impact of the invention on the world.
Contains photographs and text that explore the invention of the lightbulb, looking at the world before the invention, discussing the life of inventor Thomas Alva Edison and how he came upon the discovery; and considering how the world was changed by the introduction of an inexpensive source of artifical light.
