text Topsy : the startling story of the crooked-tailed elephant, P.T. Barnum, and the American wizard, Thomas Edison
- Summary
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Describes how a circus elephant named Topsy was electrocuted in 1903 with 6,600 volts of alternating current as proof that it was much more dangerous than direct current in an ongoing dispute between Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse.
- Format
- text
- Description
- viii, 369 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
- Publisher
- Atlantic Monthly Press 2013
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 791.32 DAL in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 791.32 DAL in Adult Non-fiction | Available |