Biography of Edison

Author: M. Ya. Lapirov-Scoblo (Soviet Union)
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Publish Date: 1997-12-01
Features: The circulation of this newspaper was not large, numbering only dozens of copies, but it was read by all the locomotive drivers and crew members along the railway line. They cherished it perhaps because they knew that many news releases, typesetting, layout, and printing were done by one person—the 15-year-old station clerk, Thomas Edison. The career of one of the great inventors, Thomas Alva Edison, began in this way. This was unprecedented even during the period of capitalist prosperity in the United States. This genius inventor, who rose from a commoner and taught himself, almost touched upon all aspects of technology. He completed thousands of original inventions and improvements, making the "Wizard of Menlo Park" renowned worldwide. The biography of Edison written by M. Ya. Lapirov-Scoblo was published before World War II. Since then, it has never been reprinted. This educational and engaging biography of Edison has now been revised and reissued by Professor Kuznetsov for the readers.