The Papers of Thomas A. Edison
Losses and Loyalties, April 1883-December 1884
Will be published approx. on 27. October 2011
Book
Hardback
864 pages
978-1-4214-0090-7 (ISBN)
Description
Seeking to replicate the success of his New York electric central station throughout the United States and in Europe and Latin America, Thomas A. Edison vowed to become a "business man for a year." This bold decision began a remarkable transition period for America's greatest inventive thinker. The seventh volume of Edison's papers chronicles the profound changes in his professional and personal life, including the unexpected death of his wife. It concludes with Edison returning to the laboratory to develop new communications technology.
Reviews / Votes
"A choplicking feast for future Edison biographers - well into the next century, and perhaps beyond." (Washington Post) "What is most extraordinary about the collection isn't necessarily what it reveals about Edison's inventions... It's the insight into the process." (Associated Press) "A triumph of the bookmaker's art, with splendidly arranged illustrations, essential background information, and cautionary reminders of the common sources on which Edison's imagination drew." (New York Review of Books) "In the pages of this volume Edison the man, his work, and his times come alive... A delight to browse through or to read carefully." (Science) "Beyond its status as the resource for Edison studies, providing a near inexhaustible supply of scholarly fodder, this series... will surely become a model for such projects in the future... The sheer diversity of material offered here refreshingly transcends any exclusive restriction to Edisonia." (British Journal for the History of Science)"More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
140 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 32 s/w Zeichnungen
32 Line drawings, black and white; 140 Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 64 mm
Weight
1701 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4214-0090-7 (9781421400907)
DOI
10.1353/book.23825
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Paul B. Israel is director and editor of the Thomas A. Edison Papers Project at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Louis Carlat and David Hochfelder are, respectively, managing editor and assistant editor for the project. Theresa M. Collins is the Edison Papers Project's associate director for outreach and development and has served as an editor since 1991.
Content
Calendar of Documents
List of Editorial Headnotes
Preface
Chronology of Thomas A. Edison, April 1883- December 1884
Editorial Policy and User's Guide
Editorial Symbols
List of Abbreviations
1. April- June 1883 (Docs. 2418- 2476)
2. July- September 1883 (Docs. 2477- 2531)
3. October- December 1883 (Docs. 2532- 2578)
4. January- March 1884 (Docs. 2579- 2638)
5. April- June 1884 (Docs. 2639- 2691)
6. July- September 1884 (Docs. 2692- 2737)
7. October- December 1884 (Docs. 2738- 2769)
Appendix 1: Edison's Autobiographical Notes
Appendix 2: Edison Village Plants
Appendix 3: Specifications of Dynamos Produced at the Edison Machine Works, April 1883- December 1884
Appendix 4: Edison's Patents, April 1883- December 1884
Bibliography
Credits
Index
List of Editorial Headnotes
Preface
Chronology of Thomas A. Edison, April 1883- December 1884
Editorial Policy and User's Guide
Editorial Symbols
List of Abbreviations
1. April- June 1883 (Docs. 2418- 2476)
2. July- September 1883 (Docs. 2477- 2531)
3. October- December 1883 (Docs. 2532- 2578)
4. January- March 1884 (Docs. 2579- 2638)
5. April- June 1884 (Docs. 2639- 2691)
6. July- September 1884 (Docs. 2692- 2737)
7. October- December 1884 (Docs. 2738- 2769)
Appendix 1: Edison's Autobiographical Notes
Appendix 2: Edison Village Plants
Appendix 3: Specifications of Dynamos Produced at the Edison Machine Works, April 1883- December 1884
Appendix 4: Edison's Patents, April 1883- December 1884
Bibliography
Credits
Index