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100 1 _aStross, Randall E
245 1 0 _aThe Wizard of Menlo Park
_bhow Thomas Alva Edison invented the modern world
_cRandall Stross
250 _a1st ed
264 0 _aNew York
_bCrown Publishers
_c2007
300 _a376 pages.[8] p. of plates
_billustrations
_c25 سم
336 _aنص
337 _aبدون وسيط
338 _aكتاب
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 291-361) and index
505 0 _aSuccess -- Almost famous -- The wizard of Menlo Park -- Flight -- Getting ahead -- Stagecraft -- Immersion -- Life after -- Starting anew -- Battle lost -- Fun -- Kingly privilege -- Friend Ford -- Letting go
596 _a11
600 1 0 _aEdison, Thomas A
_q(Thomas Alva)
_d1847-1931
650 1 4 _aElectrical engineers
_zUnited States
_vBiography
650 1 4 _aInventors
_zUnited States
_vBiography
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