Empires of light : Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the race to electrify the world
Jonnes, Jill, 1952-2004
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A riveting chronicle of scientific history recounts the race among three great titans of the Gilded Age--inventor Thomas Alva Edison, creator of the incandescent light bulb; eccentric genius Nikola Tesla; and George Westinghouse, a tough entrepreneur and powerful empire builder--to bring electricity to the world. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.
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Author:
Jonnes, Jill, 1952-, author
Imprint:
New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004.
Collation:
464 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9780375758843 (pbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
8403056
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