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The Last Days of Night
by Graham Moore
A most unique and interesting historical fiction work that was provacative and thoughtful. I enjoy books of this nature. I had no idea about the personality of Thomas Edison. I have visited his lab in New Jersey, and I knew he invented the light bulb and other mechanisms. That was where my knowledge--or lack thereof--ended. Who would have guessed he was obsessed with winning and being the "first". I should have realized this, based on the personalities of our current inventors. I never knew there was a Tesla. Fascinating, that the car is named for him. That makes sense. He envisioned a wireless phone? Way ahead of his time, though probably schizophrenic. Westinghouse is for me just a name of good products from my childhood. I believe my family's first black and white T.V. was a Westinghouse. My parents would have purchased something that would "last forever." I liked that each inventor had a strength and specific gift.
My only criticism is that some of the legal information about patents and litagation was boring to me; but that is me. I am sure most lawyers would be fascinated. I was intrigued how innovation, progress, and litagation seemed to go hand-in-hand, originating and increasing simultaneously. And that money became entrenched in the process of invention. Nothing has changed; nothing is new. Of course, I hated the scenes with the animals and people being electrocuted.
The writer wrote a few sentences or paragraphs throughout the book that were obviously from a 21st century way of thinking. I thought the author should have omitted those. Other than that, this is an excellent historical fiction book, full of colorful Americana.
My only criticism is that some of the legal information about patents and litagation was boring to me; but that is me. I am sure most lawyers would be fascinated. I was intrigued how innovation, progress, and litagation seemed to go hand-in-hand, originating and increasing simultaneously. And that money became entrenched in the process of invention. Nothing has changed; nothing is new. Of course, I hated the scenes with the animals and people being electrocuted.
The writer wrote a few sentences or paragraphs throughout the book that were obviously from a 21st century way of thinking. I thought the author should have omitted those. Other than that, this is an excellent historical fiction book, full of colorful Americana.