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PRIOR to this, no complete, authentic, and authorized record of the work of Mr. Edison, during an active life, has been given to the world. That life, if there is anything in heredity, is very far from finished; and while it continues there will be new achievement. An insistently expressed desire on the part of the public for a definitive biography of Edison was the reason for the following pages. The present authors deem themselves happy in the confidence reposed in them, and in the constant assistance they have enjoyed from Mr. Edison while preparing these pages, a great many of which are altogether his own | 1 CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER XI CHAPTER XII CHAPTER XIII CHAPTER XIV CHAPTER XV CHAPTER XVI CHAPTER XVII CHAPTER XVIII CHAPTER XIX CHAPTER XX CHAPTER XXI CHAPTER XXII CHAPTER XXIII CHAPTER XXIV CHAPTER XXV CHAPTER XXVI CHAPTER XXVII Edison His Life and Inventions by 2 CHAPTER XXVIII CHAPTER XXIX Part II pages 408-409 Chapter XXI Edison His Life and Inventions by Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Edison His Life and Inventions Author Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin Release Date January 21 2006 EBook 820 Language English Character set encoding ASCII START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK EDISON HIS LIFE AND INVENTIONS Produced by Charles Keller and David Widger EDISON HIS LIFE AND INVENTIONS By Frank Lewis Dyer General Counsel For The Edison Laboratory And Allied Interests And Thomas Commerford Martin Ex-President Of The American Institute Of Electrical Engineers CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. THE AGE OF ELECTRICITY II. EDISON S PEDIGREE III. BOYHOOD AT PORT HURON MICHIGAN IV. THE YOUNG TELEGRAPH OPERATOR V. ARDUOUS YEARS IN THE CENTRAL WEST Edison His Life and Inventions by VI. WORK AND INVENTION IN BOSTON 3 VII. THE STOCK TICKER VIII. AUTOMATIC DUPLEX AND QUADRUPLEX TELEGRAPHY IX. THE TELEPHONE MOTOGRAPH AND MICROPHONE X. THE PHONOGRAPH XI. THE INVENTION OF THE INCANDESCENT LAMP XII. MEMORIES OF MENLO PARK XIII. A WORLD-HUNT FOR FILAMENT MATERIAL XIV. INVENTING A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF LIGHTING XV. INTRODUCTION OF THE EDISON ELECTRIC LIGHT XVI. THE FIRST EDISON CENTRAL STATION XVII. OTHER EARLY STATIONS--THE METER XVIII. THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY XIX. MAGNETIC ORE MILLING WORK XX. EDISON PORTLAND CEMENT XXI. MOTION .