FACT AND FICTION OF AMERICAN HISTORY FACT AND FICTION OF AMERICAN INVENTION BY TAMMY GAGNE CONTENT CONSULTANT Paul Israel PhD Research Professor and Director of the Thomas A. Edison Papers Project Rutgers University Core Library Cover image Thomas Edison began inventing in his 20s and continued into his 80s An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdobooks.com
CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Who Thought of It 4 First CHAPTER TWO Taking All the Credit 12 CHAPTER THREE Bright Ideas 20 CHAPTER FOUR Going Places 26 CHAPTER FIVE Overlooked 34 Important Dates 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Online Resources 47 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
