The Miami Valley School Library

The electric war :

Winchell, Mike,

The electric war : Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse and the race to light the world / Mike Winchell. - First edition. - 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

"Christy Ottaviano Books."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-249) and index.

The calm before the storm -- The first spark -- What's good for the goose -- A wizard is born -- AC/DC, a current craze -- Flashes of light -- What's mine is yours -- Meeting of the minds -- Earned success -- The rabid animal vs. the fawn in the forest -- Death in the wires -- Shocked -- To death -- In Kemmler's wake -- All the world's a stage -- One rises, one falls -- After the storm (an epilogue).

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

Ages 12-14.

9781250120168 (hardcover)

2018021059

TK140.E3 / W478 2019

621.3