Nikola Tesla for kids : his life, ideas, and inventions, with 21 activities
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Mora Public Library - Juv. Nonfiction
JNF 621.3092 Q
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JNF 621.3092 Q
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Book
Physical Desc
134 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 22 x 29 cm.
Street Date
1912
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Nikola Tesla was a physicist, scientist, electrical engineer, and world-renowned inventor whose accomplishments faded into oblivion after his death in 1943. He was omitted from most history books, while his colleagues and competitors (including Thomas Edison and Guglielmo Marconi) and their successes are still remembered and celebrated. Tesla was undeniably eccentric and compulsive; some considered him to be somewhat of a "mad" scientist. But in reality, he was a visionary. Many of his ideas and inventions that were deemed impossible during his lifetime have since become reality. He was the first to successfully use rotating magnetic fields to create an AC (alternating current) electrical power supply system and induction motor. He is now acknowledged to have invented the radio, ahead of Marconi. Among other things, he developed the Tesla coil, an oscillator, generators, fluorescent tubes, neon lights, and a small remote-controlled boat. He helped design the world's first hydroelectric plant at Niagara Falls. Nikola Tesla for Kids is the story of Nikola Tesla's life and ideas, complete with a time line, 21 hands-on activities, and additional resources to better understand his many accomplishments, as well as the inventions that still amaze and benefit us today."--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
Ages 9+.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
O'Quinn, A. M. (2019). Nikola Tesla for kids: his life, ideas, and inventions, with 21 activities (First edition.). Chicago Review Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Quinn, Amy M.. 2019. Nikola Tesla for Kids: His Life, Ideas, and Inventions, With 21 Activities. Chicago Review Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)O'Quinn, Amy M.. Nikola Tesla for Kids: His Life, Ideas, and Inventions, With 21 Activities Chicago Review Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)O'Quinn, Amy M.. Nikola Tesla for Kids: His Life, Ideas, and Inventions, With 21 Activities First edition., Chicago Review Press, 2019.
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