{"product_id":"edisons-electric-light-the-art-of-invention-johns-hopkins-introductory-studies-in-the-history-of-technology-9780801894824","title":"Edisons Electric Light The Art of Invention Johns","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevised and updated from the original 1986 edition, this definitive study of the most famous invention of America's most famous inventor is completely keyed to the printed and electronic versions of the Edison Papers, inviting the reader to explore further the remarkable original sources.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuite readable... Friedel and Israel provide a good description of the process of inventing a functional, marketable incandescent light bulb as well as an electric power grid. Choice Any library strong in scientific inventions and the process of theories and exploration will find this a winning survey. Midwest Book Review 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the Johns Hopkins Edition\u003cbr\u003e1. \"A Big Bonanza\"\u003cbr\u003e2. \"The Throes of Invention\"\u003cbr\u003eThe Search for a Vacuum\u003cbr\u003e3. \"Some Difficult Requirements\"\u003cbr\u003eCarbon and the Incandescent Lamp\u003cbr\u003e4. The Triumph of Carbon\u003cbr\u003eWho Invented the Incandescent Lamp?\u003cbr\u003e5. Business and Science\u003cbr\u003eThe Menlo Park Mystique\u003cbr\u003e6. A System Complete\u003cbr\u003e7. Promises Fulfilled\u003cbr\u003eAfterword\u003cbr\u003eA Note from the Authors with Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eRecommended Additional Reading\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527634821463,"sku":"9780801894824","price":29.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801894824.jpg?v=1731868639","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/edisons-electric-light-the-art-of-invention-johns-hopkins-introductory-studies-in-the-history-of-technology-9780801894824","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}