# The Story of Thomas Alva Edison

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- Book: [The Story of Thomas Alva Edison](https://www.bookquiver.com/margaret-cousins/the-story-of-thomas-alva-edison) ([The Story of Thomas Alva Edison.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/margaret-cousins/the-story-of-thomas-alva-edison.md))
- Authors: [Margaret Cousins](https://www.bookquiver.com/margaret-cousins)
- Publisher: random_house_books_for_young_readers
- ISBN: 978-03-9484-883-9
- Pages: 192
- Published: 1981-08-12
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Beginning with Thomas Edison’s childhood, when he set up his first laboratory in his basement as a 10-year-old, and following through his many jobs before he was able to support himself as an inventor,...