Edison: His Life and Inventions

"Edison: His Life and Inventions" by Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin is a chronicle of an American inventor's life that explores the dawn of electricity and one man's role in shaping it. The story begins in the mid-1800s, setting the scene of Edison's birth during a time of great social and political change as electricity bloomed. Introducing the reader to his family history, his curious nature, and the environment he grew up in, the story shows his early interest in science and experiments as clues to his future. The account focuses on his early pursuits of knowledge and gives insight into the challenges that transformed him into an inventor that would change the world.