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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2015Description: 39 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780763679798
Other title:
  • How Nikola Tesla lit up the world
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Contents:
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.
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 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.
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Books Books Pathways SON KIT C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available Must be take out with the whole Sonlight Science Kit C (13 items) I0000000097709
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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.

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