In 1879, Thomas Alva Edison invented the first practical incandescent electric light in his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory, ushering in an era driven by electricity. ""The Electric Light"" is an enlightening look at this monumental achievement, examining how the lightbulb was partly responsible for transforming the country's agrarian economy into the modern industrial economy it is today.
- ISBN10 143810426X
- ISBN13 9781438104263
- Publish Date December 2007 (first published 30 June 2007)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Chelsea House Publishers
- Format eBook
- Language English