Grade 7 Up?Adair deftly portrays Edison's life and creative genius in this thorough, well-balanced biography. The book offers more information and insights than most biographies of the man for this audience, and includes the rarely reported fact that cats, dogs, and farm animals were electrocuted in Edison's laboratory. Lengthy sidebars provide descriptions of inventions but, unfortunately, interrupt the flow of the text. Black-and-white photographs of the Edison family and drawings of various inventions appear throughout. Useful features include a list of museums and historic sites and a substantial index.
Thomas Edison, one of the world's greatest inventors, is introduced in this fascinating activity book. Children will learn how Edison ushered in an astounding age of invention with his unique way of looking at things and refusal to be satisfied with only one solution to a problem. This book helps inspire kids to be inventors and scientists, as well as persevere with their own ideas.
Alan Axelrod reveals that Edison actually developed and practiced an
efficient system for innovation that can break the barriers of
creativity for anyone, anytime. In Edison on Innovation, Axelrod brings
"the wizard of Menlo Park" down to earth so than anyone can learn to
develop the mental habits conducive to generating new ideas,
technologies, and creative breakthroughs.
