The Resource Zap! : Nikola Tesla takes charge, Monica Kulling ; illustrated by Bill Slavin
Zap! : Nikola Tesla takes charge, Monica Kulling ; illustrated by Bill Slavin
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The item Zap! : Nikola Tesla takes charge, Monica Kulling ; illustrated by Bill Slavin represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in St. Catharines Public Library.
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- Summary
- Growing up in Smiljan, Croatia, Nikola Tesla dreamed about harnessing the power of Niagara Falls. In 1884, he walked down the gangplank into the New York Harbor with four cents in his pocket, a book of poems, a drawing of a flying machine, and a letter of introduction to Thomas Edison, the "electrical wizard" of America. Upon meeting, Edison sent Tesla to fix the SS Oregon as a test and was so astounded that he offered Tesla a job at his factory. Tesla and Edison had different views about electricity; Tesla wanted to develop an alternate current while Edison wanted to stick to the direct current system. Edison offered Tesla a large sum to make his direct current system more efficient, but when the work was done, Edison refused to pay. Tesla quit and when things were looking bleak, he met George Westinghouse, who also thought that alternating current was the way to light up America. He gave Tesla a job and in 1896, Tesla and Westinghouse built a generator at Niagara Falls that was able to send power as far as Buffalo, New York
- Language
- eng
- Label
- Zap! : Nikola Tesla takes charge
- Title
- Zap!
- Title remainder
- Nikola Tesla takes charge
- Statement of responsibility
- Monica Kulling ; illustrated by Bill Slavin
- Title variation
- Nikola Tesla takes charge
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Growing up in Smiljan, Croatia, Nikola Tesla dreamed about harnessing the power of Niagara Falls. In 1884, he walked down the gangplank into the New York Harbor with four cents in his pocket, a book of poems, a drawing of a flying machine, and a letter of introduction to Thomas Edison, the "electrical wizard" of America. Upon meeting, Edison sent Tesla to fix the SS Oregon as a test and was so astounded that he offered Tesla a job at his factory. Tesla and Edison had different views about electricity; Tesla wanted to develop an alternate current while Edison wanted to stick to the direct current system. Edison offered Tesla a large sum to make his direct current system more efficient, but when the work was done, Edison refused to pay. Tesla quit and when things were looking bleak, he met George Westinghouse, who also thought that alternating current was the way to light up America. He gave Tesla a job and in 1896, Tesla and Westinghouse built a generator at Niagara Falls that was able to send power as far as Buffalo, New York
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- CaOONL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kulling, Monica
- Dewey number
- 621.3092
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Slavin, Bill
- Series statement
- Great idea series
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Tesla, Nikola
- Edison, Thomas A.
- Electrical engineers
- Inventors
- Electrification
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Zap! : Nikola Tesla takes charge, Monica Kulling ; illustrated by Bill Slavin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (title page verso)
- Dimensions
- 26 cm.
- Extent
- 1 v. (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9781770495227
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Other physical details
- col. ill.
- System control number
-
- 214225
- 830819
- Label
- Zap! : Nikola Tesla takes charge, Monica Kulling ; illustrated by Bill Slavin
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (title page verso)
- Dimensions
- 26 cm.
- Extent
- 1 v. (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9781770495227
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Other physical details
- col. ill.
- System control number
-
- 214225
- 830819
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