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Author
Publisher
McGraw-Hill
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
xvii, 396 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Electrician's Exam Study Guide provides everything the reader needs to prepare for and pass the Journeyman and Master electrician licensing exams. Test Tips explain how to arrive at the correct answers and Code Updates clarify changes in the 2011 NEC.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Nikola Tesla arrived in the United States in 1884, he didn't have much money, but he did have a letter of introduction to renowned inventor Thomas Edison. The working relationship between the two men was short lived, though, and the two scientist-inventors became harsh competitors. One of the most influential scientists of all time, Nikola Tesla is celebrated for his experiments in electricity, X-rays, remote controls, and wireless communications....
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourecebooks eXplore
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged);
Language
English
Description
"Ouch! Red Kangaroo just got shocked while trying to open the door. She wants to know why this happens to her-especially in the winter. As always, Dr. Chris has the answers, and this time it's found in the physics of electricity. Dr. Chris teaches Red Kangaroo all about how electricity moves and how electric charges are produced in this installment of the Everyday Science Academy series. In this new series, Chris Ferrie answers all the questions Red...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This engaging picture book biography explores how Jerry Lawson, a Black engineer, revolutionized the video game industry. Before Xbox and Playstation and Nintendo Switch, there was a tinkerer named Jerry Lawson. As a boy, Jerry loved playing with springs, sprockets, and gadgety things. When he grew up, Jerry became an engineer-a professional tinkerer! In the 1970s, Jerry decided to tinker with video games. Back then, if players wanted a new video...
Author
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
1 audio media player (approximately 5 hr., 30 min.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Language
English
Description
"In the mid- to late-nineteenth century, a burgeoning science called electricity promised to shine new light on a rousing nation. Inventive and ambitious minds were hard at work. Soon that spark was fanned, and a fiery war was under way to be the first to light -- and run -- the world with electricity. Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of direct current (DC), engaged in a brutal battle with Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse, the inventors of alternating...