Thomas Edison: A Captivating Guide to the Life of a Genius Inventor

By: Captivating History

Narrated by: Duke Holm

Explore the captivating life of Thomas Edison.

Thomas Edison was born into a hard-working but attentive family. He struggled in school and became deaf at an early age. Born on February 11, 1847, Edison would become, arguably, the best-known American inventor of all time. His invention of the light bulb was one of more than 1,000 patents he held during his lifetime. Others included the phonograph, the electrical grid, and motion pictures. His work changed the way we see and hear the world around us.

Some of the topics covered in this audiobook include:

• America Before Edison
• Enter the Edisons
• Edison’s Mother and Life in Port Huron
• Telegraphy and Leaving Home
• Inventing the Future in Menlo Park
• The Industrial Revolution and Lighting New York
• The Phonograph and Moving Pictures
• The World Columbian Exposition
• The War of the Currents
• Love, Marriage, and Seminole Lodge
• Edison’s War Work
• Edison and Anti-Semitism
• The Electric Chair
• The Next Generation of Edison’s
• Edison’s Legacy
• And much more!

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Surprising facts about Edison

This should be a good read for someone who is into inventing things. Edison had a very poor business sense, though. The read was interesting, and somewhat encouraging for everyone.

Insightful book

It is very well written book with extensive details about the historian Edison. Really good insight into the man behind the genius inventor reputation, both his strengths and weaknesses.

No technical worries in it.

There is no technical details in it so the book is so easy to understand. Some things are repeated in different chapters.

Nice way to learn history

With this book, my eyes were opened that failures are not obstacles, rather they are stepping stones to improvement and success. This book has given me so many insights and explanations of the life that Thomas Edison had.

I enjoyed the insight

I enjoyed the perception on how he grew up and lived his life and how environments and life is providing him with the resources need to go from a curious little boy to an innovative genius.