Edison, His Life and Inventions

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Frank Lewis Dyer , Thomas Commerford Martin 지음

책보요여 2023년 11월 20일 출간

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에디슨 전기 / 프랭크 루이스 다이어(영어원서 읽기)

프랭크 루이스 다이어와 토마스 커머퍼드 마틴의 공저, "Edison: His Life and Inventions"는 미국의 상징적인 발명가 토마스 에디슨의 생애와 그가 이룬 혁신적인 기여를 포괄적이고 권위 있는 방식으로 기술한 중요한 전기이다. 1910년에 최초 출판되어 에디슨의 놀라운 삶을 탐구하며, 그의 혁신과 발명이 세계를 변화시키고 현대 사회에 중요한 영향을 끼친 내용을 서술한다.

"Edison: His Life and Inventions" is a seminal biography co-authored by Frank Lewis Dyer (1870-1941) and Thomas Commerford Martin, providing a comprehensive and authoritative account of the life and groundbreaking contributions of the iconic American inventor, Thomas Edison. First published in 1910, this monumental work delves into the remarkable life of Edison, chronicling his innovations and inventions that transformed the world and significantly impacted modern society. The authors meticulously detail Edison's journey from his humble beginnings as a self-taught telegraph operator to becoming one of history's most prolific inventors, with over a thousand patents to his name.

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Introduction
CHAPTER I. The Age Of Electricity
CHAPTER II. Edison's Pedigree
CHAPTER III. Boyhood At Port Huron, Michigan
CHAPTER IV. The Young Telegraph Operator
CHAPTER V. Arduous Years In The Central West
CHAPTER VI. Work And Invention In Boston
CHAPTER VII. The Stock Ticker
CHAPTER VIII. Automatic, Duplex, And Quadruplex Telegraphy
CHAPTER IX. The Telephone, Motograph, And Microphone
CHAPTER X. The Phonograph
CHAPTER XI. The Invention Of The Incandescent Lamp
CHAPTER XII. Memories Of Menlo Park
CHAPTER XIII. A World-hunt For Filament Material
CHAPTER XIV. Inventing A Complete System Of Lighting
CHAPTER XV. Introduction Of The Edison Electric Light
CHAPTER XVI. The First Edison Central Station
CHAPTER XVII. Other Early Stations—The Meter
CHAPTER XVIII. The Electric Railway
CHAPTER XIX. Magnetic Ore Milling Work
CHAPTER XX. Edison Portland Cement
CHAPTER XXI. Motion Pictures
CHAPTER XXII. The Development Of The Edison Storage Battery
CHAPTER XXIII. Miscellaneous Inventions
CHAPTER XXIV. Edison's Method In Inventing
CHAPTER XXV. The Laboratory At Orange And The Staff
CHAPTER XXVI. Edison In Commerce And Manufacture
CHAPTER XXVII. The Value Of Edison's Inventions To The World
CHAPTER XXVIII. The Black Flag
CHAPTER XXIX. The Social Side Of Edison
Introduction To The Appendix
APPENDIX
I. The Stock Printer
II. The Quadruplex And Phonoplex
III. Automatic Telegraphy
IV. Wireless Telegraphy
V. The Electromotograph
VI. The Telephone
VII. Edison's Tasimeter
VIII. The Edison Phonograph
IX. The Incandescent Lamp
X. Edison's Dynamo Work
XI. The Edison Feeder System
XII. The Three-wire System
XIII. Edison's Electric Railway
XIV. Train Telegraphy
XV. Kinetograph And Projecting Kinetoscope
XVI. Edison's Ore-milling Inventions
XVII. The Long Cement Kiln
XVIII. Edison's New Storage Battery
XIX. Edison's Poured Cement House
List Of United States Patents
Foreign Patents

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저자(글) Frank Lewis Dyer

Frank Lewis Dyer (1870-1941) was a notable American author and biographer known for his significant contributions to the literature of engineering and the life of inventor Thomas Edison.

저자(글) Thomas Commerford Martin