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Author Jonnes, Jill, 1952-

Title Empires of light : Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the race to electrify the world / Jill Jonnes.

Publication Info. New York : Random House, [2003]
©2003

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Edition First edition.
Description xiv, 416 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [375]-377) and index.
Contents List of scientific diagrams -- Introduction -- 1. "Morgan's house was lighted up last night" -- 2. "Endeavor to make it useful" -- 3. Thomas Edison : "the wizard of Menlo Park" -- 4. Nikola Tesla : "our Parisian" -- 5. George Westinghouse : "he is ubiquitous" -- 6. Edison declares war -- 7. "Constant danger from sudden death" -- 8. "The horrible experiment" -- 9. 1891 : "fear everywhere of worse to come" -- 10. The World's Fair : "the electrician's ideal city" -- 11. Niagara power : "what a fall of bright-green water!" -- 12. "Yoked to the cataract!" -- 13. Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliography -- Notes -- Photograph credits -- Index.
Subject Electrical engineering -- History.
Electrification -- History.
Electric power -- History.
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931.
Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943.
Westinghouse, George, 1846-1914.
Competition -- United States.
Chronological Term Geschichte.
ISBN 0375507396 alkaline paper
9780375507397 alkaline paper
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