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题名:
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Zap! Zap! / Monica Kulling , illustrated by Bill Slavin |
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ISBN:
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978-1-77049-522-7 价格： CNY182.96(USD17.99) |
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语种:
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eng |
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载体形态:
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32 unnumbered pages color illustrations 26cm |
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出版发行:
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出版地： [Toronto] 出版社： Tundra Books 出版日期： 2016 |
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内容提要:
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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. Tesla and Edison had different views about electricity; Tesla wanted to develop an alternate current while Edison wanted to stick to the direct 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 |
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主题词:
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Electrical engineers Biography United States |
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主题词:
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Inventors Biography United States |
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中图分类法:
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I712.85 版次： 5 |
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其它题名:
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Nikola Tesla takes charge |
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主要责任者:
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Kulling Kulling author |
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次要责任者:
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Slavin Slavin illustrator |