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The Electric War: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Light the World Hardcover - 2019

by Mike Winchell

Brimming with action, suspense, and rich historical and biographical information about inventors Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and George Westinghouse, here is the rousing account of one of the world's defining scientific competitions. Photos.


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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. Christy Ottaviano Books

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  • Title The Electric War: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Light the World
  • Author Mike Winchell
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Henry Holt & Company
  • Date 2019-01-22
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9781250120168 / 1250120160
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.3 x 1 in (23.11 x 16.00 x 2.54 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
  • Library of Congress subjects Inventors - United States, Tesla, Nikola
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018021059
  • Dewey Decimal Code 621.309

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Citations

  • Booklist, 01/01/2019, Page 58
  • Kirkus Reviews, 11/15/2018, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 12/01/2018, Page 92

About the author

Mike Winchell is the award-winning author of The Electric War, which was an NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book, an NSTA Best STEM Book of the Year, and winner of the CNY Book Award, among other honors. A veteran English teacher and a secondary education curriculum specialist, he is also the editor of the Been There, Done That anthology series. He lives in upstate New York.
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