Shares a portrait of the inventor famed for such innovations as the incandescent lightbulb, batteries, and movie cameras, exploring his life-changing achievements and perseverance in the face of numerous failures.

Presents a biography of the tireless Thomas Edison, illustrated with many photos of his life and inventions.

"From New York Times bestselling author and news anchor Raymond Arroyo comes a picture book biography of one of America's most famous inventors, Thomas Alva Edison, and a story about how a small spark can create a big light. No one thought much of young Thomas Alva Edison. He couldn't focus at school and caused trouble around the house. But where others saw a distracted and mischievous boy, his mother saw imagination and curiosity. When he was only...

From the lightbulb to the phonograph to the movies, Thomas Edison was the mastermind behind many inventions that are taken for granted today. But how did he grow up to be a legendary inventor? Michael Dooling explores the origins of Edison's scientific genius: his interest in mixing chemicals-sometimes with explosive results-his diligence in his work as a paperboy, and his difficulty paying attention in school. Through his clear text and stunning...

When electric light innovator Thomas Edison sues his only remaining rival for patent infringement, George Westinghouse hires untested Columbia Law School graduate Paul Cravath for a case fraught with lies, betrayals, and deception.

After she discovers the secret lab Thomas Edison built which includes a virtual version of Edison himself and a robot he constructed, twelve-year-old science prodigy Angie and her friends have fun conducting experiments and exploring science.

When JD and Kent discover there's a shortage of beeswax for their surfboards, it leads to the discovery that all the local honeybees have vanished from the beehives.

Thomas Edison, world-class inventor. You might know that he devised the electric light bulb and the phonograph. But what about his development of train-controlling sticks? Or his airborne way to send pancakes to his Cousin Fran in Texas? You're about to be treated to the Lieographical aspects of Thomas Edison's life, in this funny, lighthearted, "all that didn't happen" take on the man whose inventions transformed our daily existence. The book ends...