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Electrical wizard : how Nikola Tesla lit up the world /

Rusch, Elizabeth.

Electrical wizard : how Nikola Tesla lit up the world / How Nikola Tesla lit up the world. Elizabeth Rusch ; illustrated by Oliver Dominguez. - 39 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Electrical wizard : how Nikola Tesla lit up the world -- Scientific notes. Warning : electricity kills! ; What is the difference between AC and DC? ; What happened to Macak the cat? ; How does spinning a hand crank make electricity? ; How does Tesla's amazing AC motor work? ; How did Tesla light a bulb with his hand? ; How did Tesla survive 250,000 volts of electricity? ; Harnessing Niagara.

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 Edition. From using alternating current to light 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 radio -- all resulted from Nikola Tesla's inventions.

840L Lexile.

9780763679798

2012954334


Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943.


Electrical engineers--United States.
Electrical engineers--United States--Biography.
Inventors--United States.
Serbian Americans--Biography.
Serbian Americans.
Electrical engineers.
Inventors.


Biographies.

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