{"product_id":"gustave-trouve-kevin-desmond-9780786497096","title":"Gustave Trouve: French Electrical Genius (1839-1902)","description":"\u003cp\u003e In the latter half of the 19th century, Gustave Pierre Trouve, a modest but brilliant Parisian electrical engineer, conceived and patented some 75 inventions, including the endoscope, the electric car and the frontal headlamp. He also designed an electric boat--complete with outboard motor, headlight and horn--an electric rifle, an electric piano and luminous fountains, and developed wearable technology and ultraviolet light therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Unlike his famous contemporary Nikola Tesla, who worked for Thomas Edison and was patronized by George Westinghouse, Trouve never came to America. A confirmed bachelor disinterested in industrialization, he was gradually forgotten following his accidental death in 1902. This expanded edition of the 2012 French first-ever biography of Trouve details the fascinating life of the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor once dubbed \"the French Edison.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Desmond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786497092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786497096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.07h x 5.88w x 0.24d","brand":"Kevin Desmond","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926043197695,"sku":"9780786497096","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9052f322-7f63-4d10-8b3d-60f1ee15baa8.jpg?v=1681080867","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gustave-trouve-kevin-desmond-9780786497096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}