{"product_id":"zap-nikola-tesla-takes-charge-monica-kulling-9781770495227","title":"Zap! Nikola Tesla Takes Charge","description":"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 \u003ci\u003eSS Oregon\u003c\/i\u003e as a test and was so astounded that he offered Tesla a job at his factory.\u003cbr\u003eTesla and Edison had different views about electricity; Tesla wanted to develop an \u003ci\u003ealternate\u003c\/i\u003e current while Edison wanted to stick to the \u003ci\u003edirect\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Monica Kulling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770495223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770495227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tundra Books (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 8.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e183836 \/ Zap! Nikola Tesla Takes Charge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2016 pg. 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2016 pg. 100","brand":"Monica Kulling","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44181339078911,"sku":"9781770495227","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a8d53a8f-a473-4d86-b79e-4dcd034172aa.jpg?v=1690259913","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zap-nikola-tesla-takes-charge-monica-kulling-9781770495227","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}