EDISON

What This Book Covers

1. Chapter One - The Boy from Milan
2. Chapter Two - Patent Pending
3. Chapter Three - Menlo Park: The Invention Factory
4. Chapter Four - Let There Be Light
5. Chapter Five - The War of the Currents
6. Chapter Six - The Media Mogul
7. Chapter Seven - The Businessman in the Lab
8. Chapter Eight - Burnout and Legacy Control
9. Chapter Nine - The Light That Cast Shadows
10. Chapter Ten - The Blueprint He Left Behind

Excerpt

CHAPTER ONE The Boy from Milan MOST PEOPLE DON’T know Edison was born in Ohio. Even fewer know there’s a Milan in Ohio. Not MEE-lahn, like the fashion capital. This one’s MY-lan, like someone in overalls might say it with a grin and a spit. It was 1847. The U.S. was a teenager of a country, picking fights with Mexico and inventing new ways to move west and forget things. Into that restlessness was born a kid named Thomas Alva Edison. He was the last of seven children, borderline feral, and already showing signs of terminal curiosity. From the start, Edison didn’t quite fit. He barely lasted in school, he was kicked out after just a few months for being “addled.” Today we’d call him ADHD....