The Electric Light: Thomas Edison's Illuminating Invention (Mile torrent

In 1879, Thomas Alva Edison invented the first practical incandescent electric light in his Menlo Park, New Jersey, laboratory, ushering in an era driven by electricity. "The Electric Light" is an enlightening look at this monumental achievement, examining how the lightbulb was partly responsible for transforming the country's agrarian economy into the modern industrial economy it is today.