Edison and the Electric Chair
Subtitle: A Story of Light and Death
Publisher: Walker & Company
Published: August 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780802714060
Subjects: Penology; United States - 19th Century; History; Edison, Thomas A; Science; United States; History: American; Electricity; Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology; Edison, Thomas A; (Thomas Alva),; 1847-1931; Electrocution
First sentence: THE ANCIENT GREEKS were the first to record the observation that amber, after being rubbed, attracted bits of straw or cloth.