num_pages: 128
description: In 1879, Thomas Alva Edison invented the first practical incandescent electric light in his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory, ushering in an era driven by electricity. The Electric Thomas Edison's Illuminating Invention is an enlightening look at this monumental achievement, examining how the lightbulb was partly responsible for transforming the country's agrarian economy into the modern industrial economy it is today.
language: English
title: The Electric Light: Thomas Edison's Illuminating Invention
titlecomplete: The Electric Light: Thomas Edison's Illuminating Invention (Milestones in American History)
ratings_count: 3
series: Milestones in American History
publisher: Chelsea House Pub