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History: Tesla versus Edison

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Articles about Rivalry between Tesla and Edison

Thomas Edison vs. Nikola Tesla
CNNMoney series; 50 Greatest Business Rivalries of All Times
War of the Currents
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) website article
Nikola Tesla Wasn't God and Thomas Edison Wasn't The Devil
Forbes magazine article
AC/DC: The Tesla-Edison Feud
Mental Floss magazine article

Books in Carnegie Library

Thomas Edison by Kelly C. Anderson
Call Number: 926 EDI
ISBN: 1560060417
Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Lightning in His Hand; The Life Story of Nikola Tesla by Inez Hunt and Wanetta W. Draper
Call Number: 926.2 T
Publication Date: 1964
Thomas A. Edison by Anna Sproule
Call Number: 926 EDI
Publication Date: 1993

Books in the Nallo Center

Thomas Edison by Kelly C. Anderson
Call Number: MS 926 EDI
ISBN: 1560060417
Publication Date: 1994-01-01
Thomas Edison by Nina Morgan
Call Number: MS 926 EDI
ISBN: 0531184064
Publication Date: 1991-10-01