How Electricity Changed the World

by Bethany Bryan

Book Overview

Electricity was not the invention of one individual, but the work of many over generations, from civilizations around the world. This book comprehensively covers the invention of electricity, from the cultures that tried to harness the power of lightning over centuries to Benjamin Franklin's tests with a kite and a key, the industrialization of the lightbulb by Thomas Edison, and the use of electric power today. Through sidebars, fact boxes, and colorful...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1502641054
• ISBN13: 9781502641052
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8