The Electric War - Edison, Westinghouse, Tesla, and the Race to Light the World with Electricity
Author(s): Michael Winchell
In the mid- to late-nineteenth century, a burgeoning science called electricity promised to shine new light on a rousing nation. Inventive and ambitious minds were hard at work. Soon that spark was fanned, and a fiery war was under way to be the first to light--and run--the world with electricity. Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of direct current (DC), engaged in a brutal battle with Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse, the inventors of alternating current (AC). There would be no ties in this race--only a winner and a loser. The prize: a nationwide monopoly in electric current.Brimming with action, suspense, and rich historical and biographical information about these inventors, here is the rousing account of one of the world's defining scientific competitions. A Christy Ottaviano Book
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- : Henry Holt & Company
- : Henry Holt & Company Books For Young Readers
- : 0.3
- : 01 December 2018
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- : Michael Winchell
- : Hardback
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- : English
- : 272