Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
Ebook39 pages55 minutes
Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
()
About this ebook
What do record players, batteries, and movie cameras have in common?
All these devices were created by the man known as The Wizard of Menlo Park: Thomas Edison.
Edison is most famous for inventing the incandescent lightbulb, but at his landmark laboratories in Menlo Park & West Orange, New Jersey, he also developed many other staples of modern technology. Despite many failures, Edison persevered. And good for that, because it would be very difficult to go through a day without using one of his life-changing inventions. In this enlightening book, Gene Barretta enters the laboratories of one of America's most important inventors.
Author
Gene Barretta
Gene Barretta is the author and illustrator of Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin; Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci and Timeless Thomas: How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives. He is also author and illustrator of Dear Deer, which was a Notable Children’s Book in the Language Arts and listed on the Parenting Magazine Mom-Tested Books of the Year List. He holds a B.F.A. in Film Studies from New York University, and has worked for many years in film and television production. He lives in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania with his son.
Read more from Gene Barretta
Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin Neo Leo: The Ageless Ideas of Leonardo da Vinci Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Related to Timeless Thomas
Related ebooks
Thomas Edison: Lighting the Way Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5When Thomas Edison Fed Someone Worms Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsOn a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Have You Thanked a Kidventor Today? Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Oils (Just a Bit) to Keep Your Body Fit, 2nd Edition: What Are Oils? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMatter: Physical Science for Kids Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Over and Under the Snow Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Punctuation Celebration Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fractions = Trouble! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5But and For, Yet and Nor: What Is a Conjunction? Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Kid Scientists: True Tales of Childhood from Science Superstars Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Macaroni and Rice and Bread by the Slice, 2nd Edition: What Is in the Grains Group? Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Have You Thanked an Inventor Today? Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Galileo for Kids: His Life and Ideas, 25 Activities Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFossil Huntress: Mary Leakey, Paleontologist Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWondrous Rex Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sir Cumference and the First Round Table Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5George Ferris' Grand Idea: The Ferris Wheel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Action of Subtraction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Basher Money: How to Save, Spend, and Manage Your Moola! Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDearly, Nearly, Insincerely, 20th Anniversary Edition: What Is an Adverb? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5President Squid Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Cool! Whoa! Ah and Oh!: What Is an Interjection? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Whatever says mark: Knowing and Using Punctuation Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Where's Rodney? Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsUnderstanding Finances Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Children's Technology For You
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Summary of Project Hail Mary: by Andy Weir - A Comprehensive Summary Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Day the Screens Went Blank Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Survive Without Grown-Ups Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fallout: A Tale of Mutation Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Electricity - Your Common Sense Guide Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Revenge of Clayface Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior: Crafting Alliances: An Unofficial Minecraft Adventure Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Masterminds: Criminal Destiny Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Escape from a Video Game: The Secret of Phantom Island Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Spectrum Science, Grade 3 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Circuitry and Electronics Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEscape from a Video Game: Mystery on the Starship Crusader Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ghost Island and the Mystery of Charmander: An Unofficial Adventure for Pokémon GO Fans Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Minecraft: Masters of Minecraft - The Awakening Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior: Path of the Diamond: An Unofficial Minecraft Adventure Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior: An Unofficial Minecraft Adventure Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Waste of Space Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Everything Kids' Scratch Coding Book: Learn to Code and Create Your Own Cool Games! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fantastic Failures: True Stories of People Who Changed the World by Falling Down First Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5TBH #2: TBH, This May Be TMI Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Spaced Out Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5George's Secret Key to the Universe Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior: From Seeds to Swords: An Unofficial Minecraft Adventure Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5TBH #1: TBH, This Is So Awkward Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Trapped in a Video Game: The Final Boss Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related podcast episodes
Jonathan Rogers on The Wilderking Trilogy, his writing process and influences, and much more 0% found this document usefulPart 1: How to Use the Big Life Kids PODCAST!: Your Questions ANSWERED for caregivers 100% found this document usefulLast Stop on Market Street 0% found this document usefulI Wish My Teacher Knew: Kyle Schwartz, third-grade teacher and author, ex… 0% found this document usefulS6E21. Teaching Your Children Shakespeare | with Ken Ludwig 0% found this document usefulHow Marine Animals Communicate with Lights 0% found this document useful(Fixed!) Bonus: Join us for an E.B. White Spring 0% found this document usefulAre chickens 3rd Cousins to T–Rex? 0% found this document usefulThe Writing Rope: A Framework for Evidence-Based Writing Instruction 0% found this document usefulEpisode 226: The Trumpet of the Swan 0% found this document usefulThomas Edison 0% found this document usefulThomas Edison: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the American technological pioneer Thomas Edison. 0% found this document usefulThomas Edison: Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the American technological pioneer Thomas Edison. 0% found this document usefulThe Power of PR 0% found this document usefulAn Incredibly Bright Idea: A history of the light bulb 0% found this document usefulEven Thomas Edison Got Things Wrong 0% found this document useful
Related articles
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? Click Science and Discovery Magazine for Preschoolers and Young ChildrenArticle
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?
Jul 1, 2020
3 min readWord Warrior Competition 2021 MiniMagArticle
Word Warrior Competition 2021
Nov 4, 2021
He is back … and you are invited to spend some time with Detective Nkomba! Enter the Word Warrior 2021 Competition NOW! Show us the end result of your in-depth interview in a written piece of no longer than three pages. 1. Set the scene: are you a ta
2 min readWays to Homeschool Your Kids While Traveling Rootless LivingArticle
Ways to Homeschool Your Kids While Traveling
Feb 25, 2022
6 min readRobert Coover’s Long Lost Seussian Satire of American Politics Literary HubArticle
Robert Coover’s Long Lost Seussian Satire of American Politics
Apr 10, 2018
3 min readThe Sea Monster Of The Oki Islands StorytimeArticle
The Sea Monster Of The Oki Islands
Mar 2, 2022
3 min readEmbarrassed By Your Parents? 'Watercress' Explores That Universal Kid Experience NPRArticle
Embarrassed By Your Parents? 'Watercress' Explores That Universal Kid Experience
Apr 25, 2021
2 min readHow Fast Is Sound? Muse: The magazine of science, culture, and smart laughs for kids and childrenArticle
How Fast Is Sound?
May 1, 2021
2 min readThe Grand Royal Minibeast Hotel StorytimeArticle
The Grand Royal Minibeast Hotel
Nov 3, 2021
3 min readEyes On The Tide Ask Science and Arts Magazine for Kids and ChildrenArticle
Eyes On The Tide
Jul 1, 2022
3 min readQ & A Muse: The magazine of science, culture, and smart laughs for kids and childrenArticle
Q & A
Nov 1, 2021
2 min readOn The Back Of A Turtle Ask Science and Arts Magazine for Kids and ChildrenArticle
On The Back Of A Turtle
Jul 1, 2021
4 min readEmperor Penguins Ask Science and Arts Magazine for Kids and ChildrenArticle
Emperor Penguins
Mar 1, 2021
1 min readHow The Moon Became Beautiful StorytimeArticle
How The Moon Became Beautiful
Nov 3, 2021
2 min readShell Me Ask Science and Arts Magazine for Kids and ChildrenArticle
Shell Me
Jul 1, 2021
1 min readDoodlebug & Dandelion Spider Magazine Stories, Games, Activites and Puzzles for Children and KidsArticle
Doodlebug & Dandelion
Jan 1, 2021
3 min readI Spy Ladybug Stories, Poems, and Songs Magazine for Young Kids and ChildrenArticle
I Spy
Nov 1, 2021
1 min readLet's Laugh! DOT MagazineArticle
Let's Laugh!
Sep 28, 2020
1 min readHigh Five Faces People, Places, and World Culture for Kids and ChildrenArticle
High Five
Mar 1, 2022
1 min readBringing to Light Dark Matter: The Story of Vera Rubin Cricket Magazine Fiction and Non-Fiction Stories for Children and Young TeensArticle
Bringing to Light Dark Matter: The Story of Vera Rubin
Jul 1, 2022
9 min readHazel Grove Ladybug Stories, Poems, and Songs Magazine for Young Kids and ChildrenArticle
Hazel Grove
Oct 1, 2019
3 min readSleeping Beauty Goes To The Moon StorytimeArticle
Sleeping Beauty Goes To The Moon
Jan 6, 2021
1 min readFrog And Toad And The Self The AtlanticArticle
Frog And Toad And The Self
May 21, 2016
3 min readStorytime Playbox StorytimeArticle
Storytime Playbox
Nov 3, 2021
2 min readMission To The Moon StorytimeArticle
Mission To The Moon
Jan 8, 2020
3 min readWhat Are Microbes? ScoopArticle
What Are Microbes?
Oct 6, 2021
1 min readMoon Landings ScoopArticle
Moon Landings
Dec 3, 2020
2 min readNosy News Ask Science and Arts Magazine for Kids and ChildrenArticle
Nosy News
Jan 1, 2022
You would really not enjoy a vacation to Venus. Earth’s sunward neighbor is hot enough to melt metal. Its clouds rain acid. But NASA is planning a trip there—two, actually. The two robotic missions will launch between 2028 and 2030. Veritas will fly
1 min readNosy News Ask Science and Arts Magazine for Kids and ChildrenArticle
Nosy News
Apr 1, 2021
1 min readHow Writing Began from to Alphabet Click Science and Discovery Magazine for Preschoolers and Young ChildrenArticle
How Writing Began from to Alphabet
Oct 1, 2022
1 min readFavorite First Sentences Cricket Magazine Fiction and Non-Fiction Stories for Children and Young TeensArticle
Favorite First Sentences
Nov 1, 2021
1 min read
Reviews for Timeless Thomas
Rating: 4.166666666666667 out of 5 stars
4/5
18 ratings1 review
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A fun and informative introduction to Edison's many remarkable inventions.
1 person found this helpful
Book preview
Timeless Thomas - Gene Barretta
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1