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Empires Of Light: Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, And The Race To Electrify The World
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Random House Inc
Publication date October 12, 2004
Pages 424
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780375758843
ISBN-10 0375758844
Dimensions 1 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight 0.75 lbs.
Original list price $17.00
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Summary
A riveting chronicle of scientific history recounts the race among three great titans of the Gilded Age--inventor Thomas Alva Edison, creator of the incandescent light bulb; eccentric genius Nikola Tesla; and George Westinghouse, a tough entrepreneur and powerful empire builder--to bring electricity to the world. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.
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Hardcover
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from Random House Inc (August 1, 2003)
9780375507397 | details & prices | 416 pages | 7.00 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 1.65 lbs | List price $27.95
About: A chronicle of scientific history recounts the race among inventor Thomas Edison, eccentric genius Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse, a tough entrepreneur and powerful empire builder, to bring electricity to the world.
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Random House Inc (October 12, 2004)
9780375758843 | details & prices | 424 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $17.00
About: A riveting chronicle of scientific history recounts the race among three great titans of the Gilded Age--inventor Thomas Alva Edison, creator of the incandescent light bulb; eccentric genius Nikola Tesla; and George Westinghouse, a tough entrepreneur and powerful empire builder--to bring electricity to the world.

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