Project Gutenberg 2015-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 138 Meadowcroft, Wm. H. (William Henry) 1853 Meadowcroft, W. H. (William Henry) Meadowcroft, William Henry The boys' life of Edison Produced by Madeleine Fournier. Images made available by the Internet Archive. "The Boys' Life of Edison" by Wm. H. Meadowcroft is a biographical account aimed at young readers, written in the late 19th century. The book chronicles the life and early experiences of Thomas Edison, one of the most significant inventors of the electrical age. It focuses on his formative years, highlighting his curiosity, early experiments, and the hard work that led to his success, showcasing Edison's journey from a fragile child with a thirst for knowledge to a pioneering innovator. The opening of the book establishes Edison's remarkable early life and interests, painting a picture of a boy who, despite his initial struggles in school, found passion in chemistry and invention. It introduces his family background and early influences, particularly the significant role his mother played in his education. We learn of Edison’s adventures as a newsboy on trains, where he balanced selling newspapers with his experiments, even creating a printing press amid his journeys. The beginning sets the stage for a tale filled with excitement, ingenuity, and the relentless pursuit of knowledge that defined Edison's character and future achievements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 -- Juvenile literature TK Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Computers & Technology 425023 425034 2024-09-21T07:50:06.978304 2023-09-22T05:16:52.791290 text/html text/html 423046 2015-11-21T14:00:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 1125057 2015-11-21T14:00:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1118321 2024-09-21T07:50:12.956246 application/epub+zip 1123720 2024-09-21T07:50:08.329263 application/epub+zip 228769 2024-09-21T07:50:07.584283 application/epub+zip 1173454 2024-09-21T07:50:16.526214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1155550 2024-09-21T07:50:12.339232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323570 2022-09-22T20:36:11.716988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405785 405715 2024-09-21T07:50:06.372275 2023-09-22T05:16:52.205278 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 405970 2015-11-21T14:00:34 text/plain; charset=utf-8 150913 2015-11-21T14:00:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18070 2024-09-21T07:50:16.657242 application/rdf+xml 13328 2024-09-21T07:50:07.694282 image/jpeg 1907 2024-09-21T07:50:07.638277 image/jpeg 1129789 2024-09-21T07:50:07.050293 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog