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Baxter, Roberta

Illuminated Progress: The Story of Thomas Edison

144 pp. | Morgan | August, 2008 | Library ISBN 978-1-59935-085-1 $28.95
(4) YA Profiles in Science series. These well-documented biographies examine the lives of two important scientific thinkers. Though lacking formal education, both had curiosity and dedication, which led the religious Faraday to discover electromagnetic induction and the freethinking Edison to develop new electrical devices, among many other contributions by both. Period photos and some diagrams illustrate the accurate but sometimes abrupt narratives. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Profiles in Science titles: Illuminated Progress: The Story of Thomas Edison and Michael Faraday and the Nature of Electricity.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

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