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2019., Adolescent, Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt and Company Call No: HI-INT 920 WIN Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: The riveting nonfiction account of the scientific competition to light the world with electricity.
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-- Modern marvelsc2007., A&E Television Networks : distributed in the U.S. by New Video Call No: DVD B Tesla Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Modern marvels.Summary Note: Nikola Tesla's bizarre vision of the future brought him failure, but his genius electrified the world. Tesla claimed to have created a remarkable array of technolgies: radar, death rays, invisibility devices and earthquake machines. More than 100 years ago, Tesla forsaw the need for alternative energies like geothermal and solar. Modern Marvels reveals the troubled and brilliant scientist. -- From publisher's website.
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-- Thomas Alva Edisonc2007., Pre-adolescent, Sterling Call No: 921 EDISON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Table of contents only Publisher description Series Title: Sterling biographiesSummary Note: A brief biography of inventor Thomas Edison that profiles his life and works which includes a number of inventions including the phonograph, movie camera, and incandescent light bulb.
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-- Thomas Alva Edisonc2007., Juvenile, Sterling Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Sterling biographiesSummary Note: A biography of America's most famous inventor Thomas Edison.
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2009., Juvenile, DK Pub. Call No: B EDI Edition: 1st American ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Click here to view Series Title: DK biography.Summary Note: Highlights the life and accomplishments of the inventor of the phonograph, the electric light bulb, and many other devices.
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[2014]., National Geographic Society Call No: B EDI Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: National Geographic kidsSummary Note: Level 2. Learn all about Thomas Edison, one of the most important figures in American history, in this colorful, inviting, and entertaining biography. This carefully leveled reader is written in an easy-to-grasp style to encourage the inventors of tomorrow.
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[2018]., Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: When Nikola Tesla arrived in the United States in 1884, he didn't have much money, but he did have a letter of introduction to renowned inventor Thomas Edison. The working relationship between the two men was short lived, though, and the two scientist-inventors became harsh competitors. One of the most influential scientists of all time, Nikola Tesla is celebrated for his experiments in electricity, X-rays, remote controls, and wireless communications. His invention of the Tesla coil was instrumental in the development of radio technology.
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c2005., Pre-adolescent, Grosset & Dunlap Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Who was-- ?Summary Note: An introduction to the life and accomplishments of Thomas Edison, America's most famous inventor.
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2010., Pre-adolescent, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Call No: 621.3092 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: From his humble boyhood as a farmer's son, selling newspapers on trains, reading through public libraries shelf by shelf, and dreaming of new inventions, Thomas Edison went on to create the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera.
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2010., Pre-adolescent, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)View cover image provided by Mackin Summary Note: From his humble boyhood as a farmer's son, selling newspapers on trains, reading through public libraries shelf by shelf, and dreaming of new inventions, Thomas Edison went on to create the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera.