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Electric War : Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Light the World by Mike Winchell (2019, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHolt & Company, Henry
ISBN-101250120160
ISBN-139781250120168
eBay Product ID (ePID)240556476
Product Key Features
Book TitleElectric War : Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Light the World
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicBiography & Autobiography / Science & Technology, House & Home, Technology / Electricity & Electronics, History / United States / 19th Century, Science & Nature / History of Science
Publication Year2019
IllustratorYes
GenreYoung Adult Nonfiction, Juvenile Nonfiction
AuthorMike Winchell
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight19.7 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceYoung Adult Audience
LCCN2018-021059
TitleLeadingThe
ReviewsAn NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book A Junior Library Guild Selection An Amazon Best Book of the Month A Grateful American Book Prize Honor Book " Readers will be electrified by his three main characters and further enlightened by numerous period photographs ."-- Booklist " The war of the currents and its larger-than-life personalities are illuminated by a flickering light. . . the men and the historical events provide plenty of drama."-- Kirkus Reviews " A narrative nonfiction account of cutthroat competition . . . the prose [is] quite inviting and the text is rich with anecdotes. . . which illustrates the debut author's careful research and commitment to storytelling. Purchase where narrative nonfiction flies off the shelves."-- School Library Journal, A Junior Library Guild Selection " Readers will be electrified by his three main characters and further enlightened by numerous period photographs ."-- Booklist " The war of the currents and its larger-than-life personalities are illuminated by a flickering light. . . the men and the historical events provide plenty of drama."-- Kirkus Reviews " A narrative nonfiction account of cutthroat competition . . . the prose [is] quite inviting and the text is rich with anecdotes. . . which illustrates the debut author's careful research and commitment to storytelling. Purchase where narrative nonfiction flies off the shelves."-- School Library Journal, A Junior Library Guild Selection An Amazon Best Book of the Month A Grateful American Book Prize Honor Book " Readers will be electrified by his three main characters and further enlightened by numerous period photographs ."-- Booklist " The war of the currents and its larger-than-life personalities are illuminated by a flickering light. . . the men and the historical events provide plenty of drama."-- Kirkus Reviews " A narrative nonfiction account of cutthroat competition . . . the prose [is] quite inviting and the text is rich with anecdotes. . . which illustrates the debut author's careful research and commitment to storytelling. Purchase where narrative nonfiction flies off the shelves."-- School Library Journal, An Amazon Best Book of the Month A Junior Library Guild Selection " Readers will be electrified by his three main characters and further enlightened by numerous period photographs ."-- Booklist " The war of the currents and its larger-than-life personalities are illuminated by a flickering light. . . the men and the historical events provide plenty of drama."-- Kirkus Reviews " A narrative nonfiction account of cutthroat competition . . . the prose [is] quite inviting and the text is rich with anecdotes. . . which illustrates the debut author's careful research and commitment to storytelling. Purchase where narrative nonfiction flies off the shelves."-- School Library Journal, An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book An NSTA Best STEM Book of the Year A Junior Library Guild Selection An Amazon Best Book of the Month A Grateful American Book Prize Honor Book " Readers will be electrified by his three main characters and further enlightened by numerous period photographs ."-- Booklist " The war of the currents and its larger-than-life personalities are illuminated by a flickering light. . . the men and the historical events provide plenty of drama."-- Kirkus Reviews " A narrative nonfiction account of cutthroat competition . . . the prose [is] quite inviting and the text is rich with anecdotes. . . which illustrates the debut author's careful research and commitment to storytelling. Purchase where narrative nonfiction flies off the shelves."-- School Library Journal, A Junior Library Guild Selection " The war of the currents and its larger-than-life personalities are illuminated by a flickering light. . . the men and the historical events provide plenty of drama."-- Kirkus Reviews " A narrative nonfiction account of cutthroat competition . . . the prose [is] quite inviting and the text is rich with anecdotes. . . which illustrates the debut author's careful research and commitment to storytelling. Purchase where narrative nonfiction flies off the shelves."-- School Library Journal, An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book An NSTA Best STEM Book of the Year A Junior Library Guild Selection An Amazon Best Book of the Month A Grateful American Book Prize Honor Book Winner of the CNY Book Award in Nonfiction " Readers will be electrified by his three main characters and further enlightened by numerous period photographs ."-- Booklist " The war of the currents and its larger-than-life personalities are illuminated by a flickering light. . . the men and the historical events provide plenty of drama."-- Kirkus Reviews " A narrative nonfiction account of cutthroat competition . . . the prose [is] quite inviting and the text is rich with anecdotes. . . which illustrates the debut author's careful research and commitment to storytelling. Purchase where narrative nonfiction flies off the shelves."-- School Library Journal
SynopsisThe 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
LC Classification NumberTK140.E3W478 2019
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