A life electric : the story of Nikola Tesla
Westergaard, Azadeh2021
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Born at the stroke of midnight during a lightning storm, Nikola Tesla grew up to become one of the most important electrical inventors in the world. But before working with electricity, he was a child who loved playing with the animals on his family's farm in Serbia. An inventor since childhood, Tesla's patents encompassed everything from radar and remote-control technology to wireless communications. But his greatest invention was the AC induction motor, which used alternating currents (AC) to distribute electricity and which remains the standard for electric distribution today. Tesla's love of animals also remained constant throughout his life and led to his anointment as the Pigeon Charmer of New York for his devotion to nature's original wireless messengers.
Main title:
A life electric : the story of Nikola Tesla / Azadeh Westergaard ; illustrated by Júlia Sardà.
Author:
Westergaard, Azadeh, authorSardà, Júlia, illustrator
Imprint:
New York : Viking Books for Young Readers, 2021.
Collation:
40 pages ; 26 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9780593114605 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
621.3092
Language:
English
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BRN:
1904640
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