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Edison: A Life of Invention

Paul Israel

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Summary

Paul Israel’s biography places Edison’s inventions within collaborative research and industrial development. It covers his telegraph work, early businesses and the organized research teams of his laboratory.

  • SourceWiley publisher description on Google Books — Edison · 1998 record; web lines 19–25 on companies, corporate research and structured teams; metadata 41–46
  • SourceRutgers Edison Papers — Paul Israel · Author bibliography identifies Edison: A Life of Invention, Wiley 1998

Why read it Our view

Study the move from individual experimentation to organized technical teams and corporate research. The biography connects Edison’s inventions with the laboratories and businesses that developed them.

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  • Thomas EdisonBiography subject
    Israel studies Edison’s inventions, businesses and organized research teams. The verified record is the 1998 Wiley book.
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