The laboratory notebooks of Thomas Edison
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Inventor Thomas A. Edison kept copious, detailed notes of his ideas for new inventions, and well over 3,000 of his illustrated notebooks are stored at West Orange, NJ's Edison National Historic Site. Excerpts from the Edison National Historic Site's collection are depicted and described.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
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Alan Cocconi: electric cars and pterosaurs are my business
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Alan Cocconi is an engineer known for his inventions in power electronics. Cocconi designed several mechanical devices such as a giant pterosaur and electric cars. He also owns a company that converts gas powered cars to electric cars.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
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The lesser known Edison
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A montage of T.A. Edison's workplace and inventions, sketches, diagrams and family photos shows Edison's penchant for finding practical devices with which to help people with their daily activities.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
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