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Re-aligning vision : alternative currents in South American drawing / by Ramírez, Mari Carmen,1955-(CARDINAL)204472; Gibson, Edith A.(CARDINAL)213291; Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery.(CARDINAL)168759; Arkansas Arts Center.(CARDINAL)121462; Museo de Bellas Artes (Venezuela)(CARDINAL)159342; Museo del Barrio (New York, N.Y.)(CARDINAL)158805;
Subjects: Exhibition catalogs.; Drawing;
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The inventions, researches, and writing of Nikola Tesla / by Martin, Thomas Commerford,1856-1924.(CARDINAL)137264; Tesla, Nikola,1856-1943.(CARDINAL)137278;
Subjects: Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943.; Electric currents, Alternating.; Electrical engineering.;
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AC/DC : the savage tale of the first standards war / by McNichol, Tom.(CARDINAL)633855;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-189) and index.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.
Subjects: Electric currents, Alternating; Electric currents, Direct; Electricity; Electricity;
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George Westinghouse commemoration; a forum presenting the career and achievements of George Westinghouse on the 90th anniversary of his birth / by American Society of Mechanical Engineers.(CARDINAL)153839;
Subjects: Biographies.; Festschriften.; Westinghouse, George, 1846-1914.; Westinghouse air-brake.; Electric machinery; Steam-turbines.; Railroads;
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The inventions, researches, and writings of Nikola Tesla / by Martin, Thomas Commerford,1856-1924,author.; Tesla, Nikola,1856-1943.;
Preface -- Polyphase currents -- The Tesla effects with high frequency and high potential currents -- Miscellaneous inventions and writings -- Early phase motors and the Tesla oscillators.The early works of famed inventor Nikola Tesla, and a source of inspiration for generations of innovators. At the time it was first published in 1893, The Inventions, Researches, and Writings of Nikola Tesla was considered the bible of electrical engineering and inspired generations of inventors. This volume, edited by Tesla's contemporary, Thomas Commerford Martin, includes extensive discussion of Tesla's early work and inventions and contains more than 300 illustrations that demonstrate the practical application of his ideas. Tesla, who was born in what is now Croatia, is best known for his research into the use of high-frequency alternating currents and wireless transmission. Many of his ideas have found practical application in the modern world, and he continues to be a source of inspiration and fascination to this day.
Subjects: Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943.; Electrical engineering.; Electric currents, Alternating.;
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Financing water and sewer extensions in urban growth areas : current practices and policy alternatives / by Burby, Raymond J.,1942-(CARDINAL)148628; Moreau, David H.(CARDINAL)166293; Kaiser, Edward J.(Edward John)(CARDINAL)138209; Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina.(CARDINAL)150669;
Includes bibliographical references (pages [117]-127).
Subjects: Sewage disposal; Water resources development;
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Supplemental security income (SSI) : current program characteristics and alternatives for future reform : a background paper / by United States.Congress.House.Select Committee on Aging.Subcommittee on Retirement Income and Employment.(CARDINAL)141278;
Subjects: Supplemental security income program; Social security; Public welfare;
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War of the currents : Thomas Edison vs. Nikola Tesla / by McPherson, Stephanie Sammartino.(CARDINAL)775241;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 60-62) and index.Lighting the White City -- Thomas Edison : DC champion -- Nikola Tesla : The challenge of AC -- Enter George Westinghouse -- Rivalry becomes war -- Water and light -- AC and DC in a changing world.Examines the feud between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla over which electric system would be the standard, and the ways that both changed the world.1060LReading Counts RC
Subjects: Literature.; Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943; Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931; Electrification; Electric currents, Alternating; Electric currents, Direct;
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Tesla for beginners / by Sutherland-Cohen, Robert I.,author.(CARDINAL)629762; Alcorn, Jane,writer of foreward.(CARDINAL)436730; Brozman, Owen,illustrator.(CARDINAL)563440;
Includes bibliographical references (page 141).Tesla For Beginners examines the man behind the alternating current and wireless technologies.
Subjects: Biographies.; Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943.; Electrical engineering; Electrical engineers; Inventors;
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Who was Nikola Tesla? / by Gigliotti, Jim,author.(CARDINAL)666247; Hinderliter, John,illustrator.(CARDINAL)612662;
Includes bibliographical references (page 108).Presents the life and accomplishments of the Croatian-born engineer who developed alternating-current technology and invented the radio.Who was Nikola Tesla? -- Learning experiences -- Scientific mind -- His own path -- School days -- Coming to America -- Fame and fortune -- War of the currents -- Wireless dreams -- Timelines.900LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Biographies.; Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943; Electrical engineers; Inventors; Serbian Americans; Electrical engineering;
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