Abstract: The definitive account of Tesla's life and workNikola Tesla was a major contributor to the electrical revolution that transformed daily life ...

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The Logician and the Engineer : How George Boole and Claude Shannon Created the Information Age

Authors : Paul J. Nahin

Subjects: Computer logic; Logicians--Great Britain--Biography; Electrical engineers--United States--BiographyMATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology; COMPUTERS / Computer Science

Abstract: How two pioneers of math and technology ushered in the computer revolutionBoolean algebra, also called Boolean logic, is at the heart of the electronic circuitry ...

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The Truth About Tesla : The Myth of the Lone Genius in the History of Innovation

Authors : Cooper, Christopher

Subjects: Inventions--United States--History; Technological innovations--United States--History; Electrical engineers--United States--BiographyBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology; SCIENCE / Physics / Electricity; SCIENCE / History

Abstract: Everything you think you know about Nikola Tesla is wrong. Nikola Tesla was one of the greatest electrical inventors who ever ...

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Engineering Invention : Frank J. Sprague and the U.S. Electrical Industry

Authors : Frederick Dalzell

Subjects: Electrical engineers--United States--Biography; Electric utilities--United States--History--20th century; Inventors--United States--BiographyTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology; SCIENCE / Physics / Electricity

Abstract: The technological breakthroughs and entrepreneurial adventures of Frank J. Sprague during the transformative years of the early electrical industry.Over the ...

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Frank Julian Sprague : Electrical Inventor & Engineer

Authors : William D. Middleton

Subjects: Inventors--United States--Biography; Electrical engineers--United States--Biography; Electric railroads--United States--History--20th centuryBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology; HISTORY / North America; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Electrical

Abstract: “[This] biography of the ‘Father of Electric Traction'details the life and times of an exceptional engineer, maverick innovator, [and] entrepreneur.” —NMRA ...

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Jerry Wiesner, Scientist, Statesman, Humanist : Memories and Memoirs

Authors : Judy Rosenblith

Subjects: Scientists--United States--Biography; Electrical engineers--United States--BiographyBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Educators

Abstract: How Jerry Wiesner, presidential science adviser and president of MIT, worked to make a better and safer world, as told by friends and colleagues and ...

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Public Library Core Collection : Nonfiction. A Selection Guide to Reference Books and Adult Nonfiction

Authors : Toth, Gabriela; Spires, Kendal; Wyatt, Neal

Subjects: Public libraries--United States--Book listsLANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / Collection Development

Abstract: Wilson's Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction (15th Edition, 2015) recommends reference and non-fiction books for the general adult audience. It is a guide to over 9,000, plus ...

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Zap! Nikola Tesla Takes Charge. (Great Ideas Series).

Authors : Wortley, Aileen

Subjects: ZAP! Nikola Tesla Takes Charge (Book); KULLING, Monica; SLAVIN, Bill

Source: Canadian Review of Materials (CM). 4/29/2016, Vol. 22 Issue 33, p1-1. 1p. 1 Color Photograph.

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