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Electrical wizard : how Nikola Tesla lit up the world / Elizabeth Rusch ; illustrated by Oliver Dominguez.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Scholastic, 2013Edition: First editionDescription: 39 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cmISBN:
  • 9780763658557
  • 0763658553
  • 9780545847216
Other title:
  • How Nikola Tesla lit up the world
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 621.3
LOC classification:
  • TK140.T4 R87 2013
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Summary: Here is the story of the ambitious young man who brought life-changing ideas to America, despite the obstructive efforts of his hero-turned-rival, Thomas Edison. From using alternating current, to lighting up the Chicago World's Fair, to harnessing Niagara to electrify New York City and beyond, Nikola Tesla was a revolutionary ahead of his time. Remote controls, fluorescent lights, X-rays, speedometers, cell phones, even the radio -- all resulted from Nikola Tesla's inventions.
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Here is the story of the ambitious young man who brought life-changing ideas to America, despite the obstructive efforts of his hero-turned-rival, Thomas Edison. From using alternating current, to lighting up the Chicago World's Fair, to harnessing Niagara to electrify New York City and beyond, Nikola Tesla was a revolutionary ahead of his time. Remote controls, fluorescent lights, X-rays, speedometers, cell phones, even the radio -- all resulted from Nikola Tesla's inventions.

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