Edison and His Inventions: Including the Many Incidents, Anecdotes, and Interesting Particulars Connected with the Early and Late Life of the Great Inventor. Also Full Explanations of the Newly Perfected Phonograph, Telephone, Tasimeter, Electric Light, and All His Principal Discoveries ...James Baird McClure |
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Page 24
... are conveniently arranged . and any given subject can be quickly studied up in comfort- able chairs , under a strong light and the pleasant surroundings of Turkish rugs and exotic plants . Electric lamps are 24 THOMAS A. EDISON.
... are conveniently arranged . and any given subject can be quickly studied up in comfort- able chairs , under a strong light and the pleasant surroundings of Turkish rugs and exotic plants . Electric lamps are 24 THOMAS A. EDISON.
Page 56
... arrangement of connections for a repeater known , and has been found to work well in practice . It is especially good and convenient where it is necessary to fit up a repeater , in an emergency , with ordinary office instru- ments ...
... arrangement of connections for a repeater known , and has been found to work well in practice . It is especially good and convenient where it is necessary to fit up a repeater , in an emergency , with ordinary office instru- ments ...
Page 61
... arranged his first duplex instruments . His second stay in Cincinnati was less popular on account of his continued experiments . He would get excused from duty , and take a bee - line to the Mech- anics ' Library , where his entire day ...
... arranged his first duplex instruments . His second stay in Cincinnati was less popular on account of his continued experiments . He would get excused from duty , and take a bee - line to the Mech- anics ' Library , where his entire day ...
Page 62
... arrangement , and says he would have died rather than make a break . He arrived in Boston in 1868 , and in the person of Mr. Milli . ken found the first superior officer who could appreciate his character . Mr. Milliken was an ...
... arrangement , and says he would have died rather than make a break . He arrived in Boston in 1868 , and in the person of Mr. Milli . ken found the first superior officer who could appreciate his character . Mr. Milliken was an ...
Page 77
... arranged as to operate a small steel stylus or needle point , placed just below and opposite its center , and a brass cylinder , six or more inches long by three or four in diameter , which is mounted on a horizontal axis extending each ...
... arranged as to operate a small steel stylus or needle point , placed just below and opposite its center , and a brass cylinder , six or more inches long by three or four in diameter , which is mounted on a horizontal axis extending each ...
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