TY - BOOK AU - Rusch,Elizabeth AU - Dominguez,Oliver TI - Electrical wizard: how Nikola Tesla lit up the world SN - 9780763679798 PY - 2015/// CY - Somerville, Massachusetts PB - Candlewick Press KW - Tesla, Nikola, KW - Electrical engineers KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Inventors KW - Serbian Americans KW - Biographies KW - lcgft N1 - 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; 840L; Lexile N2 - 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 ER -