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Aldrich, Lisa J., 1952-

Nikola Tesla and the taming of electricity / Lisa J. Aldrich - 1st ed - Greensboro, N.C. : Morgan Reynolds Pub., ©2005 - 160 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 156-157) and index

Croatia -- New horizons -- Edison -- War of the currents -- Going wireless -- Peculiarities -- Alternating current -- Master of lightning -- Wardenclyffe -- Setbacks -- Death ray -- Timeline -- Sources -- Bibliography -- Web sites -- Index

Well-documented information about this inventor abounds in a readable volume. Aldrich covers Tesla s early life in Croatia, his academic brilliance and social awkwardness, his longterm battle with Thomas Edison over alternating current, his uneasy alliance with George Westinghouse, his chronic financial difficulties, and his personal idiosyncrasies. Photos and sidebars of explanations (not all clear) extend the text. Presents the life and accomplishments of the man who created hundreds of inventions without drawing them out, and is credited with becoming "the true father of the radio."

ISBN: 193179846X 9781931798464

LCCN: 2004018786

Subjects--Personal Names:
Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943 --Juvenile literature

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Electrical engineers--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature
Inventors--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biography.
Juvenile works.

LC Class. No.: TK140.T4 / A66 2005 TK140.T4 / A66 2005