GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE IN V E N T S T HE THOMAS EDISON L IGH T BUL B by Douglas Hustad Content Consultant Paul Israel PhD Director and General Editor Thomas Edison Papers Rutgers University Core Library An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdopublishing com
CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Paper that a Breath Would Blow Away 4 CHAPTER TWO Becoming the Wizard of Menlo Park 12 CHAPTER THREE Subdividing the Light 20 CHAPTER FOUR Lighting Up the World 28 CHAPTER FIVE Bringing It to the Masses 36 Important Dates 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48