DeGraaf Leonard, Gates Bill. Edison and the rise of innovation

Sterling Signature, 2013. — 244 p. — ISBN 9781402767364.Edison presents, in intimate detail, the man who helped engineer the modern world. One of history's most prolific inventors, and perhaps America's first celebrity, Thomas Alva Edison did more than bring incandescent light into every household and industry; he created a world-renowned brand, raised capital to support research and business, and pursued patents for his 1,000+ inventions. Leonard DeGraaf, archivist for the Thomas Edison National Historical Park, chronicles Edison's life and work, making lively and lavish use of never-before-published primary sources, including Edison's personal and business correspondence, lab notebooks, drawings, and advertising material, along with both historic and modern photographs.
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
The Education of an Innovator
The Invention Factory
The Tinfoil Phonograph
A Big Bonanza: Edison's Electric Lighting System
From Menlo Park to West Orange
A Phonograph in Every Home
Motion Pictures
Ore Milling
Portland Cement
Storage Battery
Edison in World War I
Rubber
Remembering the Wizard
360-degree Virtual Tour of Thomas Edison’s West Orange laboratory
Notes
Resources