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BL
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958321
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b712691
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| Main Entry
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McNichol, Tom.
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| Title & Author
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AC/DC : : the savage tale of the first standards war /\ Tom McNichol.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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San Francisco :: Jossey-Bass,, ©2006.
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v, 198 pages ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0787982679
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: 9780787982676
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-189) and index.
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| Contents
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Negative 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.
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| Abstract
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Presents 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.
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Electric currents, Alternating-- History.
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Electric currents, Direct-- History.
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Electricity-- History.
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Electricity-- Standards-- History.
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Electric currents, Alternating-- History.
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Electric currents, Alternating.
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Electric currents, Direct-- History.
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Electric currents, Direct.
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Electricity-- History.
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Electricity-- Standards-- History.
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Electricity-- Standards.
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Electricity.
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| Dewey Classification
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621.319/1309
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| LC Classification
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QC641.M36 2006
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