Zap! Nikola Tesla Takes Charge

by Monica Kulling

Book Overview

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.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1770495223
• ISBN13: 9781770495227
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.1" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3