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1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 112 min.)) : sd., col. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Narrator, Michael Murphy ; commentators, Lisa Gitelman, Nathan Myhrvold. |
| Summary |
By the time he died in 1931, Thomas Alva Edison was one of the most famous men in the world. The holder of more patents than any other inventor in history, Edison had achieved glory as the genius behind such revolutionary inventions as sound recording, motion pictures, and electric light. Born on the threshold of America's burgeoning industrial empire, Edison's curiosity led him to its cutting edge. |
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MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931.
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Inventors -- United States -- Biography.
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Ferrari, Michelle, television director, television producer, screenwriter.
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Pollak, Amanda, television producer.
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Murphy, Michael, 1938- narrator.
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Gitelman, Lisa, commentator.
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Myhrvold, Nathan, commentator.
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Kusiak, John, composer.
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Willis, P. Andrew, composer.
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O'Donnell, George (Film editor), editor of moving image work.
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De la uz, Rafael, director of photography.
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hoopla digital.
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| Note |
Title on container: Edison : the father of invention |
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American experience (Television program)
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| Music No. |
MWT11636889 |
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