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1. Tesla
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English
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2.7 stars
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Ethan Hawke stars as iconic inventor Nikola Tesla, fighting an uphill battle to bring his revolutionary electrical system to fruition. Increasingly displeased by the greed of fellow inventor Thomas Edison (Kyle MacLachlan), Tesla forges his own path toward creating the innovative alternate-current motor. In this biopic, director Michael Almereyda weaves together a portrait of a rebel ahead of his time through all his controversies, legal battles,...
2. Tesla
Publisher:
PBS
Pub. Date:
[2016]
Language:
English
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Profiles the life and career of engineer and inventor Nikolai Tesla, whose work would be eclipsed in the public eye by Edison and Marconi, best known during his lifetime from the flamboyant displays of his prototypes and fertile but undisciplined scientific imagination.
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Princeton University Press
Pub. Date:
[2013]
Language:
English
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"This is a biography of one of the major 20th-century scientists, Nikola Tesla. It is interdisciplinary, containing accounts of U.S. manufacturing in the early 1900s and other contemporary cultural materials"--
5. Tesla
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Lexile measure:
820L
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English
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"Tech and innovation are at the forefront of luxury supercars. This book explores the cool features that make Teslas some of the best high-performance vehicles in the world. From the history of the brand, to fast facts, and awesome photos--these books have enough to keep any car enthusiast engaged. This high-interest series is written at a low readability to aid struggling readers. Books feature educational sidebars, table of contents, glossary, index,...
6. Tesla
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English
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Nikola Tesla, a Serbian immigrant, invented the radio, the induction motor, the neon lamp, and the remote control. His breakthrough came in alternating current, the basis of the electric grid and long-distance electrical transmission. This pitted him against Thomas Edison's direct current empire, and bitter patent battles ensued. But Tesla's technology was superior, and eventually he prevailed. Unfortunately, he had no business sense and could not...
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Series:
Accelerati trilogy volume 1
Lexile measure:
870L
Language:
English
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"With a plot combining science and the supernatural, four kids are caught up in a dangerous plan concocted by the eccentric inventor, Nikola Tesla"--
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English
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"My Inventions" is a candid and illuminating autobiography of Nikola Tesla, one of the most important technological innovators of the modern industrial age. Famous for the radio, robotics, and wireless energy, Tesla quickly gained international notoriety for his pioneering inventions as much for his eccentric life. Perhaps no one in his day more thoroughly embodied the archetype of the "mad scientist". This firsthand account reveals the fascinating...
10. Tesla
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Publisher:
OR Books
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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Tesla jolts and flows between the extraordinary life of the inventor Nikola Tesla, the making of a feature film about him by the celebrated director Michael Almereyda, and episodes from the filmmaker's own restless, quixotic career. In these pages, we encounter Tesla's colleagues and friends intermingling with Almereyda's collaborators and influences: Thomas Edison and David Lynch, Mark Twain and Sam Shepard, Sarah Bernhardt and Ethan Hawke, J.P....
11. Tesla
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Publisher:
The Creative Company
Pub. Date:
2025
Language:
English
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From luxury sports cars to Supercharger stations, battery packs to solar panels, the automotive and energy generation giant Tesla offers it all to consumers around the world. Buzzing with entrepreneurial spirit and drive, this nonfiction STEM title for young adults surveys the journey of the manufacturing business from two-man start-up to global industry leader. It covers Tesla's technology, electric vehicles (EVs) such as the Roadster and Model Y,...
12. Tesla
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Princeton University Press
Pub. Date:
2013
Language:
English
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"Winner of the 2015 Sally Hacker Prize, Society for the History of Technology" "Winner of the 2015 IEEE William and Joyce Middleton Electrical Engineering History Award, History Committee of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers" "One of A's 2013 Best Science Books" "One of Booklist Online's Top 10 Science & Health Books for 2013" "One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2013" "One of The Guardian's Best Popular Physical Science...
13. Tesla
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ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date:
2022
Lexile measure:
990L
Language:
English
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This title introduces the Tesla. Readers will learn about the Tesla's history, models, special features, technical specs, and prevalence in popular culture. Large dynamic photos illustrate easy-to-read text, Xtreme Facts give additional information, and an Xtreme Challenge quiz shows what you've learned! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
14. Tesla
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Lightbox Learning Inc
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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Tesla is one of the most important car companies in the United States. Founded in 2003, the company has quickly become the worldwide leader in electric vehicle sales.
15. Tesla
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Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date:
2014
Language:
English
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In this "informative and delightful" (American Scientist) biography, Margaret Cheney explores the brilliant and prescient mind of Nikola Tesla, one of the twentieth century's greatest scientists and inventors. In Tesla: Man Out of Time, Margaret Cheney explores the brilliant and prescient mind of one of the twentieth century's greatest scientists and inventors. Called a madman by his enemies, a genius by others, and an enigma by nearly everyone, Nikola...
16. Tesla
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Publisher:
Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
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"In a few years hence, it will be possible for nations to fight without armies, ships or guns, by weapons far more terrible to the destructive action and range of which there is virtually no limit. Any city at any distance whatsoever from the enemy can be destroyed by him and no power on Earth can stop him from doing so."-Nikola Tesla, circa 1925 Drawing on forty years of research and a treasure trove of new information, Tesla: Wizard at War provides...
17. Tesla Model S
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Pub. Date:
2018
Lexile measure:
760L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
3 stars
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"Engaging images accompany information about the Tesla Model S. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--
18. My Inventions
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English
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Nikola Tesla (1857-1943) was a revolutionary Serbian scientist who forever changed the scientific fields of electricity and magnetism. His research laid much of the groundwork for modern electrical and communication systems, and his impressive accomplishments include development of the alternating-current electrical system, radio, the Tesla coil transformer, wireless transmission, and fluorescent lighting. His dream of wireless communication came-to-pass...
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1200L
Language:
English
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, sold one of his internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius's life and work, from his tumultuous upbringing in South Africa and flight to the United States to his dramatic technical innovations and entrepreneurial pursuits. Vance uses Musk's story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age: can the...
Publisher:
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date:
2007
Language:
English
Description:
Recount the life of scientist, inventor, and visionary Nikola Tesla, often remembered as more of an eccentric cult figure than an electrical engineering genius. Tesla's suprising inventions are revealed in his autobiographical and scientific writings.