{"product_id":"thomas-edison-in-west-orange-edward-wirth-9781531636654","title":"Thomas Edison in West Orange","description":"Thomas Edison spent the second half of his life in West Orange, about 10 miles from New York City. There he built his last and largest laboratory, where he developed motion pictures, improved the phonograph, and built an international business empire, earning over half of his 1,093 patents. The five laboratory buildings housed over 100 experimenters busily engaged in invention and innovation. As they turned ideas into commercial products, Edison surrounded the laboratory with factories that employed over 4,000 workers. From the first days, staff photographers documented every aspect of life in this town within a town.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Edward Wirth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1531636659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531636654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"Edward Wirth","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44181311553791,"sku":"9781531636654","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e6473f77-6220-430e-977d-f1a8b2470089.jpg?v=1690259754","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thomas-edison-in-west-orange-edward-wirth-9781531636654","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}