A Life Electric - The Story of Nikola Tesla (light wear) - Azadeh Westergaard and Julia Sarda

A Life Electric: The Story of Nikola Tesla by Azadeh Westergaard, illustrated by Júlia Sardà / ISBN 9780593114605 / 40-page hardback picture book, 8.4 x 10.28 inches, from Viking Books for Young Readers *** A lyrical biography of the eccentric engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla “An elegant and enlightening look at a man who brightened the whole world.” –Booklist, starred review Born at the stroke of midnight during a lightning storm, Nikola Tesla grew up to become one of the most important electrical inventors in the world. But before working with electricity, he was a child who loved playing with the animals on his family's farm in Serbia. An inventor since childhood, Tesla's patents encompassed everything from radar and remote-control technology to wireless communications. But his greatest invention was the AC induction motor, which used alternating currents (AC) to distribute electricity and which remains the standard for electric distribution today. Tesla's love of animals also rem