Nikola Tesla today is largely unknown and overlooked among the great scientists of the modern era. While Thomas Edison; the most famous inventor in American history; gets all the glory for discovering the light bulb. But it was his one-time assistant and life-long arch nemesis; Tesla; who made the breakthrough in alternating current electricity.Edison and Tesla carried on a bitter feud for years; but it was Tesla's AC generators that illuminated the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago under artificial light. Today all homes and electrical appliances run on Tesla's AC current.120 years ago; they were billed as the 'Twin Wizards of Electricity'; here Nigel Cawthorne chronicles the life and times of the two great men to help us finally decide just who really is the Electric King- Edison or Tesla?
#521901 in Books Castle Books 2001-05Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 1.46 x 6.08 x 8.74l; #File Name: 0785813047440 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Morison is a good historian as all knowBy Stephen GinnMorison is a good historian as all know. This is another volume detailing the slog thru the early months of WW II.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Daniel BakulaGood book; gives a good picture of events up to Pearl Harbor.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Curtis Lee AbshierGreat book!
