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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     School Library Journal Review     More Content       More by this author     Kulling, Monica     Subjects     Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943 -- Juvenile literature.     Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 -- Juvenile literature.     Electrical engineers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Inventors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Electrification -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Kulling, Monica       by title:      Zap! : Nikola Tesla ...       by call number:      621.3092 T337k     Search the Web     Kulling, Monica     Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943 -- Juvenile literature.     Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 -- Juvenile literature.     Electrical engineers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Inventors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.     Electrification -- History -- Juvenile literature.       MARC Display

Zap! : Nikola Tesla takes charge / Monica Kulling ; illustrated by Bill Slavin. by Kulling, Monica Tundra Books, c2016. Call #: 621.3092 T337k Subjects Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943 -- Juvenile literature.   Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 -- Juvenile literature.   Electrical engineers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Inventors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.   Electrification -- History -- Juvenile literature. Series Kulling, Monica. Great idea series. ISBN:  9781770495227 (hc) Alternate title:  Nikola Tesla takes charge Description:  1 v. unpaged : col. ill. ; 26 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Summary:  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. Genre:  Biography, Juvenile. Other authors:  Slavin, Bill. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Children's Nonfiction 621.3092 T337k Childrens Books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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