Edison & the Electric Chair: A Story of Light and Death
by Essig, Mark
- Used
- as new
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New/As New
- ISBN 10
- 0771030789
- ISBN 13
- 9780771030789
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Walker & Company, 2004. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/As New. Like New, May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Thomas Edison Stunned America In 1879 By Unveiling A World-Changing Invention - The Lightbulb. A Decade Later, Despite His Lifelong Opposition To The Death Penalty, Edison Threw His Laboratory Resources And Reputation Behind The Creation Of A Very Different Device - The Electric Chair. Edison Championed The Electric Chair For Reasons That Remain Controversial. In The Mid-1880S, As He Wired Manhattan And Other Cities With His Direct-Current Lines, His Rival, George Westinghouse, Was Undercutting His Business With A Less Expensive Alternating Current System. The Battle For Electrical Dominance Raged Just As New York'S Legislators Were Seeking A More Humane Alternative To The Gallows. Called On For His Expertise, Edison Helped Persuade State Officials To Reject The Guillotine And Lethal Injection In Favour Of Electricity. But There Was A Catch: Edison Insisted That His Own Direct Current Was Perfectly Safe - Only Westinghouse'S Alternating Current Could Cause Certain Death. Was Edison Concerned About The Suffering Of The Condemned? Or Was He Waging A Campaign To Smear Alternating Current And Boost His Own System? Deftly Exploring This Chapter In American History, Mark Essig Delivers A Vivid Portrait Of A Nation On The Cusp Of Modernity And A New Examination Of Edison Himself.
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- Bookseller
- Alright Bookstore (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007115
- Title
- Edison & the Electric Chair: A Story of Light and Death
- Author
- Essig, Mark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0771030789
- ISBN 13
- 9780771030789
- Publisher
- Walker & Company
- Place of Publication
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Date Published
- 2004
- Pages
- 358
- Keywords
- Nonfiction, Autobiography, Adventurers, Literary Figures, Gift For Her, Gift For Him, Christmas Gift, Good Reads, Memoir, Biography, Science, Technology, Science & Technology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography - Biography - Memoir;
- X weight
- 700 g
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