electrification

"This title focuses on the feud between the inventors Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla while offering information related to their histories, combative relationships, and the legacies they leave behind. This hi-lo title is complete with . . . photographs, simple text, glossary, and an index"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the lives of, Thomas Alva Edison and NikolaTesla, two inventors, and their dizzying array of creations, and a professional rivalry that began the moment they met each other.

"The riveting nonfiction account of the scientific competition to light the world with electricity."--.

A brief biography of inventor Nikola Tesla, who helped provided electricity to the United States.

Since the deaths of her father, brother, and the first man she loved, Emily Jenkins has been struggling to support herself and her mother, blaming many of their problems on the recent construction on the power lines, but when a worker is struck by lightening and brought to Emily, she finds herself falling for the mysterious young man.

Presents a history of the race to create an electrical empire featuring Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and George Westinghouse.

Relates the battle between Thomas Edison's direct current (DC) distribution of electricity and Nikola Tesla's alternating current (AC) system.

The author details how he ignored naysayers and was able to bring electricity and running water to his Malawian village when he built a makeshift windmill out of scrap metal and spare parts.