Masterminds: Nikola Tesla
Published on 8. October 2020
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-1-5263-1276-1 (ISBN)
Description
Meet the S.T.E.A.M. pioneer - Nikola Tesla - and discover his fascinating life story and inspirations.
Nikola Tesla tells the story of this key scientific figure - covering his origins and training as an electrical engineer through to his experiments in electricity, X-rays, remote controls, and wireless communications and his amazing legacy to science today.
Masterminds introduces some of the world's great scientists, inventors and artists, retelling their lives and explaining why their work is important. Clear photographic designs bring a real-life quality to these biographies and major S.T.E.A.M. discoveries.
Provides an understanding of scientific discoveries and presents inspirational lives from a variety of diverse backgrounds.
Includes a timeline of the person's life and shows the ongoing legacy that we can see around us today.
Perfect for readers aged 7 and up.
Titles in this series:
Rachel Carson
George Washington Carver
Marie Curie
Rosalind Franklin
Jane Goodall
Stephen Hawking
Katherine Johnson
Nikola Tesla
Leonardo da Vinci
Frank Lloyd Wright
Nikola Tesla tells the story of this key scientific figure - covering his origins and training as an electrical engineer through to his experiments in electricity, X-rays, remote controls, and wireless communications and his amazing legacy to science today.
Masterminds introduces some of the world's great scientists, inventors and artists, retelling their lives and explaining why their work is important. Clear photographic designs bring a real-life quality to these biographies and major S.T.E.A.M. discoveries.
Provides an understanding of scientific discoveries and presents inspirational lives from a variety of diverse backgrounds.
Includes a timeline of the person's life and shows the ongoing legacy that we can see around us today.
Perfect for readers aged 7 and up.
Titles in this series:
Rachel Carson
George Washington Carver
Marie Curie
Rosalind Franklin
Jane Goodall
Stephen Hawking
Katherine Johnson
Nikola Tesla
Leonardo da Vinci
Frank Lloyd Wright
More details
Series
Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hachette Children's Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 196 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5263-1276-1 (9781526312761)
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Person
Izzi Howell is an award-winning author and editor of over fifty children's books. She lives in East Sussex and enjoys learning languages, cooking and travelling around Europe.
Her book Cats React to Science Facts was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year-olds award at The Lollies and winner of The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2020.
Her book Cats React to Science Facts was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year-olds award at The Lollies and winner of The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2020.
Content
1: Who was Nikola Tesla?
1: Childhood
1: Growing up
1: Electricity and Edison
1: Moving to the USA
1: Branching out
1: The war of the currents
1: New projects
1: Wireless power
1: Struggles
1: Awards
1: Later life
1: Remembering Tesla
1: Glossary
1: Further information
1: Index
1: Childhood
1: Growing up
1: Electricity and Edison
1: Moving to the USA
1: Branching out
1: The war of the currents
1: New projects
1: Wireless power
1: Struggles
1: Awards
1: Later life
1: Remembering Tesla
1: Glossary
1: Further information
1: Index