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001 ocm67384028
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005 20191218011027.0
008 060418s2006 cau b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aQC641$b.M36 2006
082 00 $a621.319/1309$222
096 $a621.319 M169a
100 1 $aMcNichol, Tom.
245 10 $aAC/DC :$bthe savage tale of the first standards war /$cTom McNichol.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aSan Francisco :$bJossey-Bass,$c℗♭2006.
300 $av, 198 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 187-189) and index.
505 0 $aNegative and positive -- First sparks -- Lightning in a bottle -- Enter the wizard -- Let there be light -- Electrifying the Big Apple -- Tesla -- The animal experiments -- Old Sparky -- Pulse of the world -- Killing an elephant -- Twilight by battery power -- DC's revenge -- Epilogue : standards wars : past, present, and future.
520 $aPresents a survey of the battle between Thomas Edison and European inventor Nikola Tesla over whether alternating or direct current would be the standard for bringing electricity to millions of people.
650 0 $aElectric currents, Alternating$xHistory.
650 0 $aElectric currents, Direct$xHistory.
650 0 $aElectricity$xStandards$xHistory.
650 0 $aElectricity$xHistory.
650 7 $aElectric currents, Alternating.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00904660
650 7 $aElectric currents, Direct.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00904668
650 7 $aElectricity.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00906253
650 7 $aElectricity$xStandards.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00906293
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
655 4 $aNonfiction.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0612/2006013041.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0740/2006013041-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0740/2006013041-d.html
856 42 $3The Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund Home Page$uhttp://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366197
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