Author:

McNichol, Tom  Search this

Physical description:

v, 198 p. ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

2006

C2006

Contents:

Negative and positive -- First sparks -- Lightning in a bottle -- Enter the wizard -- Let there be light -- Electrifying the Big Apple -- Tesla -- The animal experiments -- Old Sparky -- Pulse of the world -- Killing an elephant -- Twilight by battery power -- DC's revenge -- Epilogue : standards wars : past, present, and future

Topic:

Electric currents, Alternating--History  Search this

Electric currents, Direct--History  Search this

Electricity--Standards--History  Search this

Electricity--History  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_806843