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The Age Of Edison (2013)

by Ernest Freeberg(Favorite Author)

3.44 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1594204268 (ISBN13: 9781594204265)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Penguin

review 1: A good synthesis of information about how electric light was invented, promoted, and extended to ever-larger segments of the American public. How people reacted to it - as either a menace or a panacea, and all points in between. The major personal and public safety issues involved. The canonization of Edison as a kind of secular saint of Progress. Very interesting, but rarely revelatory. A solid reference on a period and topic that needed one.
review 2: I thought the topic of this book was interesting (that is why I picked it up). I did feel like I learned about the development of electricity and how it has come to play the role it does in today's society. At times the writing tried to hard to use "light" terms, at some points the same phrases were used re... morepetitively making me think the author should have not used those terms at all. If you are interested in electricity it could be a good read, if not, skip it. less

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