Description
Book SynopsisIt concludes with Edison returning to the laboratory to develop new communications technology.
Trade Review"A choplicking feast for future Edison biographers - well into the next century, and perhaps beyond." (Washington Post) "What is most extraordinary about the collection isn't necessarily what it reveals about Edison's inventions... It's the insight into the process." (Associated Press) "A triumph of the bookmaker's art, with splendidly arranged illustrations, essential background information, and cautionary reminders of the common sources on which Edison's imagination drew." (New York Review of Books) "In the pages of this volume Edison the man, his work, and his times come alive... A delight to browse through or to read carefully." (Science) "Beyond its status as the resource for Edison studies, providing a near inexhaustible supply of scholarly fodder, this series... will surely become a model for such projects in the future... The sheer diversity of material offered here refreshingly transcends any exclusive restriction to Edisonia." (British Journal for the History of Science)"
Table of ContentsCalendar of Documents
List of Editorial Headnotes
Preface
Chronology of Thomas A. Edison, April 1883– December 1884
Editorial Policy and User's Guide
Editorial Symbols
List of Abbreviations
1. April– June 1883 (Docs. 2418– 2476)
2. July– September 1883 (Docs. 2477– 2531)
3. October– December 1883 (Docs. 2532– 2578)
4. January– March 1884 (Docs. 2579– 2638)
5. April– June 1884 (Docs. 2639– 2691)
6. July– September 1884 (Docs. 2692– 2737)
7. October– December 1884 (Docs. 2738– 2769)
Appendix 1: Edison's Autobiographical Notes
Appendix 2: Edison Village Plants
Appendix 3: Specifications of Dynamos Produced at the Edison Machine Works, April 1883– December 1884
Appendix 4: Edison's Patents, April 1883– December 1884
Bibliography
Credits
Index
