A Wizard from the Start
The Incredible Boyhood and Amazing Inventions of Thomas Edison
A wizard from the start, Thomas Edison had a thirst for knowledge, taste for mischief, and hunger for discovery—but his success was made possible by his boundless energy. At age fourteen he coined his personal motto: “The More to do, the more to be done,” and then went out and did: picking up skills and knowledge at every turn. When learning about things that existed wasn't enough, he dreamed up new inventions to improve the world. From humble beginnings as a farmer’s son, selling newspapers on trains and reading through public libraries shelf by shelf, Tom began his inventing career as a boy and became a legend as a man.
A wizard from the start, Thomas Edison had a thirst for knowledge, taste for mischief, and hunger for discovery?but his success was made possible by his boundless energy. At age fourteen he coined his personal motto: ?The More to do, the more to be done,? and then went out and did: picking up skills and knowledge at every turn. When learning about things that existed wasn't enough, he dreamed up new inventions to improve the world. From humble beginnings as a farmer's son, selling newspapers on trains and reading through public libraries shelf by shelf, Tom began his inventing career as a boy and became a legend as a man.
| Autor: | Brown, Don |
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| ISBN: | 9780547194875 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | Gebunden |
| Verlag: | Houghton Mifflin Company |
| Veröffentlicht: | 03.05.2010 |
| Untertitel: | The Incredible Boyhood and Amazing Inventions of Thomas Edison |
| Schlagworte: | JUVENILE NONFICTION: Biography & Autobiography / Historical JUVENILE NONFICTION: Boys & Men JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / 19th Century JUVENILE NONFICTION: History / United States / 20th Century JUVENILE NONFICTION: Technology / Electricity & Electronics |
| Altersempfehlung: | 4 - 7 |
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