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Chronicles the scientists, inventors, scientific research, and technological advances that fueled the development of electricity and explores the influence of Edison, Davenport, Morse, and Cyrus Field on today's modern high-tech world.
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Freelance journalist Davis tells the story of electric invention from Benjamin Franklin's lightning rod to the radio. Considering the fact that Thomas Edison is the central figure of the story, it is natural that the narrative often winds up being as much about attempts to find investors, public relations, and politics as it is about the actual science of invention. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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