The Wizard of Menlo Park How Thomas Alva

Thomas Edison's greatest invention? His own fame. Starting with the first public demonstrations of the phonograph in 1878 and extending through the development of incandescent light and the first motion-picture cameras, Thomas Edison's name became emblematic of all the wonder and promise of the emerging age of technological marvels. But this critical biography of the man who is arguably the most famous of all Americans provides a fuller view of Edison's life and timesrevealing not only how he worked, but how he managed his own fame, becoming the first great celebrity of the modern age.

RANDALL STROSS is the author of five previous books, including eBoys and Steve Jobs & the Next Big Thing.

Introduction	p. 1
Success	p. 11
Almost Famous	p. 13
The Wizard of Menlo Park	p. 39
Flight	p. 59
Getting Ahead	p. 76
Stagecraft	p. 98
Immersion	p. 119
Life After	p. 141
Starting Anew	p. 143
Battle Lost	p. 165
Fun	p. 189
Kingly Privilege	p. 211
Friend Ford	p. 233
Letting Go	p. 259
Epilogue	p. 283
Notes	p. 291
Acknowledgments	p. 362
Index	p. 365
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The Wizard of Menlo Park How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World

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