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BOOK
Zap! : Nikola Tesla takes charge
2016
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Overview
Growing up in Smiljan, Croatia, Nikola Tesla dreamed about harnessing the power of Niagara Falls. In 1884, he walked down the gangplank into the New York Harbor with four cents in his pocket, a book of poems, a drawing of a flying machine, and a letter of introduction to Thomas Edison, the \"electrical wizard\" of America. Upon meeting, Edison sent Tesla to fix the \"SS Oregon\" as a test and was so astounded that he offered Tesla a job at his factory. Tesla and Edison had different views about electricity; Tesla wanted to develop an \"alternate\" current while Edison wanted to stick to the \"direct\" current system. Edison offered Tesla a large sum to make his direct current system more efficient, but when the work was done, Edison refused to pay. Tesla quit and when things were looking bleak, he met George Westinghouse, who also thought that alternating current was the way to light up America. He gave Tesla a job and in 1896, Tesla and Westinghouse built a generator at Niagara Falls that was able to send power as far as Buffalo, New York.
Publisher
Tundra Books,Published simultaneously in the U.S. by Tundra Books of Northern New York, a division of Random House of Canada Limited
Subject
Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943 Juvenile literature.
/ Edison, Thomas A. 1847-1931 Juvenile literature.
/ Edison, Thomas A. 1847-1931.
/ Electrical engineers United States Biography Juvenile literature.
/ Inventors United States Biography Juvenile literature.
/ Electrification History Juvenile literature.
ISBN
9781770495227, 1770495223
Item info:
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item available
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item total in all locations
| Call Number | Copies | Material | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| TK140.T4 K85 2016 | 1 | CHILDBOOK | CHILDREN |
