num_pages: 64
description: It was eight o'clock at night, on October 19, 1879 That was the evening Tom Edison turned electricity into light with the invention of the electric light bulb. Thomas Edison also invented the phonograph and an early form of motion pictures. This is the amazing story of his life---and of his inventions that changed the world.
language: English
title: The Story Of Thomas Alva Edison
titlecomplete: The Story Of Thomas Alva Edison
characters: Thomas Edison
genres: Young Readers, History, Chapter Books, Childrens, American History, Biography, Science, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 265
publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks