Arcade Publishing. Used - Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Arcade Publishing ISBN 1559706554 9781559706551 [US]

Arcade Publishing, Date: 2003-05-14. First Edition. Hardcover. fine/fine . NOT an ex library book. Clean interior pages. Dust jacket has no chips or tears, price is not clipped. 2003. Arcade Publishing ISBN 1559706554 9781559706551 [US]

Arcade Publishing, Date: 2003. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2003. Arcade Publishing ISBN 1559706554 9781559706551 [US]

Arcade Publishing, Date: 2003-03. Hardcover. Good. 2003. Arcade Publishing ISBN 1559706554 9781559706551 [US]

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New York: Arcade Publishing. Fine copy in fine dust jacket. Date: 2003. 1st. hardcover. 8vo, 350 pp. . 2003. Arcade Publishing ISBN 1559706554 9781559706551 [US]

Hard Cover. Arcade Publishing. Clean Text, No Water Damage, Strong Binding. Unless Listed in this decription, VG or Better. ISBN 1559706554 9781559706551 [US]

New York: Arcade Publishing, Date: 2003. 350pp, index, bibliography, endnotes. Or black boards in jacket. Near new. Introduces the ioneers of electrical engineering including Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Marconi, Morse, Thomas Davenport, Cyrus Field, Tesla, Joseph Henry and many others.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. 2003. Arcade Publishing ISBN 1559706554 9781559706551 [AU]

Fine in Fine dust jacket. First Edition. Hardcover; First Printing. ...; ...; . . Hardcover. Arcade Publishing, 2003. 1st Edition/1st Printing. Fine Book in Fine Dust Jacket. Price Intact. Small coffee spots on page edge. Overall, a clean and tight copy. . Bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. . ISBN 1559706554 9781559706551 [US]

New York, New York: Arcade Publishing, Inc., Date: 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. Used Book: Hard Cover Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. 2003. Arcade Publishing, Inc. ISBN 1559706554 9781559706551 [US]

ISBN10: 1559706554, ISBN13: 9781559706551, [publisher: New York : Arcade Pub] Hardcover First Edition Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 350 pages; Description: ix, 350 p. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 332-341) and index. Subjects: Electrical engineering --History. Summary: The electric revolution, which eclipsed the Industrial Revolution by the end of the 19th century and continues to this day, changed our world forever. Fleet Fire tells us how it all began. In an engaging and entertaining narrative, L. J. Davis fields a cast of both prominent and forgotten characters, from dedicated scientists and mischievous rogues to enlightened amateurs who lit the sparks of discovery. Franklin's kite, Davenport 's electromagnet, Morse's telegraph, Cyrus Field's transatlantic cable, and Edison's phonograph are but a few of the achievements Davis discusses. Explaining the science in lucid prose, Fleet Fire conveys the arc of discovery during one of the most creative epochs in the history of mankind. 1 Kg.
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New York: Arcade Publishing, Date: 2003. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. ix, [3], 350 pages. Endnotes. Bibliography. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Small ding to top edge of front board. Lawrence James "L. J." Davis was a journalist and novelist who wrote about money and business, technology, the Industrial Revolution and his beloved Brooklyn, often with wry or sardonic humor. He was a contributing editor, The New York Times Magazine, New York and The New Republic, among other publications. "Fleet Fire: Thomas Edison and the Pioneers of the Electric Revolution" chronicled the harnessing of electricity, the first of a planned series of books about the Industrial Revolution. Derived from a Kirkus review: This is an anecdotally rich, eminently entertaining tale of how fluorescent bulbs, boom boxes, and other fruits of electricity came into being. He notes, for instance, that Franklin was indeed more than a little annoyed that the learned societies of London had failed for years to respond to his voluminous theories on electricity, so much so that he determined to do something truly memorable to demonstrate that he knew whereof he spoke. Franklin was one of many experimenters and natural philosophers at work divining the mysteries of electricity during the appropriately named Enlightenment, and Davis pays homage to them and their successors, from Humphry Davy to Thomas Alva Edison. Davis notes, Edison was a ...