Edison
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Infobase, film distributor.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) production company.
Published
United States : Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),, [2014].
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eVideo
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English

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Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 19, 2015.
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Description
By the time he died in 1931, Thomas Alva Edison was one of the most famous men in the world. The holder of more patents than any other inventor in history, Edison had achieved glory as the genius behind such revolutionary inventions as sound recording, motion pictures, and electric light. Edison explores the complex alchemy that accounts for the celebrity of America's most famous inventor, offering new perspectives on the man and his milieu, and illuminating not only the true nature of invention, but its role in turn-of-the-century America's rush into the future.
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6-8.
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System requirements: Access Video On Demand playback platform.
Language
Closed-captioned.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

(2014). Edison . Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), .

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

2014. Edison. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.).

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Edison Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), 2014.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Edison Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), , 2014.

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