The Electric War

Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Light the World

By: Mike Winchell

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Hardcover | 22 January 2019

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The spellbinding true account of the scientific competition to light the world with electricity.

In the mid-to-late-nineteenth century, a burgeoning science called electricity promised to shine new light on a rousing nation. Inventive and ambitious minds were hard at work. Soon that spark was fanned, and a fiery war was under way to be the first to light-and run-the world with electricity. Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of direct current (DC), engaged in a brutal battle with Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse, the inventors of alternating current (AC). There would be no ties in this race-only a winner and a loser. The prize: a nationwide monopoly in electric current. Brimming with action, suspense, and rich historical and biographical information about these brilliant inventors, here is the rousing account of one of the world's defining scientific competitions.

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An NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book
An NSTA Best STEM Book of the Year
A Junior Library Guild Selection
An Amazon Best Book of the Month
A Grateful American Book Prize Honor Book
Winner of the CNY Book Award in Nonfiction

Readers will be electrified by his three main characters and further enlightened by numerous period photographs.--Booklist

The war of the currents and its larger-than-life personalities are illuminated by a flickering light. . . the men and the historical events provide plenty of drama.--Kirkus Reviews

A narrative nonfiction account of cutthroat competition . . . the prose [is] quite inviting and the text is rich with anecdotes. . . which illustrates the debut author's careful research and commitment to storytelling. Purchase where narrative nonfiction flies off the shelves.--School Library Journal

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