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The Electric War: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, And The Race To Light The World

By Mike Winchell

Book information

Publisher
Henry Holt and Co.
Year
2019
ISBN
1250120160, 9781250120168
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
27 MB (28067724 bytes)
Edition
Original retail
Pages
255\0
Topic
History
Time added
2019-12-15 10:53:15
Electricity

Description

The spellbinding true account of the scientific competition to light the world with electricity. 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 brilliant inventors, here is the rousing account of one of the world’s defining scientific competitions.

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