The Wizard of Menlo Park
By Randall E. Stross
Published by Crown Publishing Group, 2008
384 pages (hardcover)
Thomas Edison’s greatest invention?
His own fame.
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
times–revealing not only how he worked, but how he managed his own fame,
becoming the first great celebrity of the modern age. (from
barnesandnoble.com)
Well
this isn’t a book I’d typically read, but the book is teaching me about Thomas
Edison. The author put a whole bunch of pictures in the middle of the book.
Maybe they should put the pictures all over the place. Yes, I would recommend
this book to a middle schooler if they want to learn about Thomas Edison.
--Gabriella
H.
