Electric War, The, Mike Winchell
Electric War, The, Mike Winchell
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Electric War, The
Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Light the World

Author: Mike Winchell

Narrator: Greg Tremblay

Unabridged: 5 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/22/2019


Synopsis

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 lightand runthe 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 raceonly a winner and a loserand the prize was a nationwide monopoly in electric current. Brimming with action, suspense, and rich historical information, this rousing account reveals the true story behind one of the worlds defining scientific competitions.

About Mike Winchell

Mike Winchell is a veteran English teacher and a secondary education curriculum specialist. He is the editor of the Been There, Done That anthology series and the author of the middle-grade nonfiction Gilded Age series. He lives in upstate New York with his wife and two children. For more information, visit mikewinchellbooks.com.


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