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The electric war : Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse and the race to light the world / Mike Winchell.

Author/creator Winchell, Mike author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info New York : Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Company, 2019.
Copyright Notice ©2019
Description260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents The calm before the storm -- The first spark -- What's good for the goose -- A wizard is born -- AC/DC, a current craze -- Flashes of light -- What's mine is yours -- Meeting of the minds -- Earned success -- The rabid animal vs. the fawn in the forest -- Death in the wires -- Shocked -- To death -- In Kemmler's wake -- All the world's a stage -- One rises, one falls -- After the storm (an epilogue).
Abstract "The riveting nonfiction account of the scientific competition to light the world with electricity."-- Provided by publisher.
General note"Christy Ottaviano Books."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 245-249) and index.
Interest age level Ages 12-14.
Genre/formInformational works.
LCCN 2018021059
ISBN9781250120168 (hardcover)
ISBN1250120160

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