Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ403118
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Illuminating Systems: Edison and Electrical Incandescence.
Sanford, Greg
OAH Magazine of History, v4 n2 p16-19 Spr 1989
Traces the life and inventions of Thomas A. Edison up to the invention of electrical incandescent lighting in 1881. Focuses on the process that Edison followed in developing incandescent lighting, including financial aspects, other competitors in the field, and the eventual establishment of the Edison Electric Light Companies. (RW)
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Inventions, Science and Society, Science Education, Scientific and Technical Information, Scientific Methodology, Scientific Research, Scientists, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Technological Advancement, Technological Literacy, Technology, Technology Transfer, United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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