Books like Edison by George Sands Bryan

Walter Isaacson’s biography traces Benjamin Franklin’s life—from shopkeeper to inventor, writer, diplomat and statesman—highlighting how his belief in ordinary citizens helped shape America’s middle‑class identity.

A biographical account of the life and accomplishments of Steve Jobs, the legendary computer and technology visionary who revolutionized the world with Apple and Pixar.

Through relentless tinkering, by trial and error, the story goes, Thomas Alva Edison perseveres - and changes the world. Working against the common perception of Edison as a symbol of a mythic American past where persistence and individuality yielded hard-earned success, Israel demonstrates how Edison's remarkable career was actually very much a product of the inventor's fast-changing era. Informed by more than five million pages of archival documents, Paul Israel's ambitious life of Edison brightens the unexamined corners of a singularly influential and triumphant career in science. Edison is the only biography to cover the whole of Edison's career in invention, including his early, foundational work in telegraphy. The portrait of Thomas Alva Edison that emerges from this peerless biography is of a man of genius and astounding foresight.

The Devil's Right Hand: A True Crime Tale of Family Secrets and Bloodshed in 19th Century New York