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This audiobook includes biographies on the following men: Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison.
Nikola Tesla pursued his ideas for wireless lighting and worldwide wireless electric power distribution in his high-voltage, high-frequency power experiments. Tesla explained the principles of the rotating magnetic field in an induction motor by demonstrating how to make a copper egg stand on end, using a device that he constructed known as the Egg of Columbus and introduced his new steam powered oscillator AC generator. Based on Tesla's new ideas for electrical equipment, including a thermo-magnetic motor idea, Alfred S. Brown and Charles F. Peck formed the Tesla Electric Company.
Nikola Tesla developed an induction motor that ran on alternating current (AC), a power system format that was rapidly expanding in Europe and the United States because of its advantages in long-distance, high-voltage transmission.
There are a lot more to the story than just the light bulb, and there is a lot more to the invention of the light bulb than just Thomas Edison. One thing is for sure that he is still remembered as one of the greatest inventors of all time, and perhaps the greatest that America has ever produced. In truth, Edison was a man who invented a lot of things while bringing about incredible advancements in many other things. With the stock ticker, the telegraph, the light bulb, and motion picture, he may not have invented them, but he improved on them beyond any recognition. They would not be the technologies they were today without Edison’s great mind working on them.
Thomas Edison seems to be remembered these days either the man who invented the light bulb or the man who didn’t. Without knowing any more about him, you are either giving him false praise for something he didn’t do or not taking into account all the other work he did.
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A Bigger Prize
- How We Can Do Better Than the Competition
- By: Margaret Heffernan
- Narrated by: Margaret Heffernan
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
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From the cranberry bogs of Massachusetts to the classrooms of Singapore and Finland, from tiny start-ups to global engineering firms and beloved American organizations like Ocean Spray, Eileen Fisher, Gore, and Boston Scientific, Heffernan discovers ways of living and working that foster creativity, spark innovation, reinforce our social fabric, and feel so much better than winning.
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Margaret Heffernan is brilliant!
- By Eric Willingham on 06-09-16
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Weapons of Mass Instruction
- A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
- By: John Taylor Gatto
- Narrated by: Michael Puttonen
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
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John Taylor Gatto's Weapons of Mass Instruction focuses on mechanisms of traditional education which cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create a false view of learning as a byproduct of rote-memorization drills. Gatto's earlier book, Dumbing Us Down, introduced the now-famous expression of the title into the common vernacular. Weapons of Mass Instruction adds another chilling metaphor to the brief against conventional schooling.
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I will never see school the same
- By Nicole on 05-21-15
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Failing Forward
- By: John C. Maxwell
- Narrated by: John C. Maxwell
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
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It seems that some people are born to achieve anything they want. Some would say they are lucky, are blessed, or have the Midas touch. But what truly is the reason for their success? New York Times best selling author John C. Maxwell has the answer: The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure.
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Life-changing perspective
- By Francine on 03-12-04
By: John C. Maxwell
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Thoughts Are Things
- Turning Your Idea Into Realities, The Think and Grow Rich® series
- By: Bob Proctor, Greg S. Reid
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
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You've learned the principles in Napoleon Hill's classic Think and Grow Rich - now give them STICKABILITY! The path to personal and professional success is not a one-way street. Most people encounter setbacks and obstacles that threaten to derail them from their chosen route. The most successful people, however, adhere to their principles and goals, capitalizing on hidden opportunities, even in the face of what many would consider unconquerable obstacles. To coin a new word - these people have STICKABILITY!
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This book has changed my life.
- By Tammy Ward on 07-06-19
By: Bob Proctor, and others
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Everything All at Once
- How to Unleash Your Inner Nerd, Tap into Radical Curiosity and Solve Any Problem
- By: Bill Nye
- Narrated by: Bill Nye
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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Everything All at Once is an exciting, inspiring call to unleash the power of the nerd mindset that exists within us all. Nye believes we'll never be able to tackle our society's biggest, most complex problems if we don't even know how to solve the small ones. Step by step, he shows his listeners the key tools behind his everything-all-at-once approach: radical curiosity, a deep desire for a better future, and a willingness to take the actions needed to make it a reality.
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Bill Nye is awesome, but skip this one
- By Evan on 08-15-17
By: Bill Nye
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The Element
- How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
- By: Ken Robinson Ph.D.
- Narrated by: Ken Robinson Ph. D., Lou Aronica
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
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The Element shows the vital need to enhance creativity and innovation by thinking differently about human resources and imagination. It is an essential strategy for transforming education, business, and communities to meet the challenges of living and succeeding in the 21st century.
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Not Great
- By Samantha on 04-02-12
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Thinking Machines
- The Quest for Artificial Intelligence - and Where It's Taking Us Next
- By: Luke Dormehl
- Narrated by: Gus Brown
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
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When most of us think about artificial intelligence, our minds go straight to cyborgs, robots, and sci-fi thrillers where machines take over the world. But the truth is that artificial intelligence is already among us. It exists in our smartphones, fitness trackers, and refrigerators that tell us when the milk will expire. In some ways the future people dreamed of at the World's Fair in the 1960s is already here. We're teaching our machines how to think like humans, and they're learning at an incredible rate.
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Mostly platitudes with no depth
- By Gary on 03-24-17
By: Luke Dormehl
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The Idea Factory
- Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
- By: Jon Gertner
- Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
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In The Idea Factory, New York Times Magazine writer Jon Gertner reveals how Bell Labs served as an incubator for scientific innovation from the 1920s through the1980s. In its heyday, Bell Labs boasted nearly 15,000 employees, 1200 of whom held PhDs and 13 of whom won Nobel Prizes. Thriving in a work environment that embraced new ideas, Bell Labs scientists introduced concepts that still propel many of today’s most exciting technologies.
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Great story -- horrible pauses
- By Rodney on 01-29-13
By: Jon Gertner
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The Power of Starting Something Stupid
- How to Crush Fear, Make Dreams Happen, and Live without Regret
- By: Richie Norton, Natalie Norton
- Narrated by: Richie Norton
- Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins
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What if the smartest people in the world understand something that the rest of us don't? (They do.) What if they know that in order to achieve success, they will sometimes have to do things that others may initially perceive as stupid? The fact of the matter is that the smartest people in the world don't run from stupid, they lean into it (in a smart way). In The Power of Starting Something Stupid, Richie Norton redefines stupid as we know it, demonstrating that life-changing ideas are often tragically mislabeled stupid.
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Powerful
- By Edward on 06-27-13
By: Richie Norton, and others
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The Electric War
- Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse, and the Race to Light the World
- By: Mike Winchell
- Narrated by: Greg Tremblay
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
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In the mid- to late-19th century, a burgeoning science called electricity promised to shine new light on a rousing nation. Inventive and ambitious minds were hard at work. Soon that spark was fanned, and a war was under way to be the first to light - and run - the world with electricity. Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of direct current (DC), engaged in a brutal battle with Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse, the inventors of alternating current (AC). There would be no ties in this race - only a winner and a loser - and the prize was a nationwide monopoly in electric current.
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Very well written!
- By Amanda McCoy on 07-17-19
By: Mike Winchell
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The ADHD Advantage
- What You Thought Was a Diagnosis May Be Your Greatest Strength
- By: Dale Archer MD
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
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Sharing the stories of highly successful people with ADHD, Dr. Archer offers a vitally important and inspiring new way to recognize ADHD traits in oneself or in one's loved ones, and then leverage them to great advantage - without drugs. As someone who not only has ADHD himself but also has never used medication to treat it, Dr. Archer understands the condition from a unique standpoint.
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This guy doesn't understand ADHD – at all
- By Oliver Nielsen on 02-25-16
By: Dale Archer MD
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- Jonas Peter
- 10-14-19
Fantastic
I’m only about a quarter way through the book but so far it’s excellent. The subject matter is of course very sensitive but so far I think the author has handled it very delicately which I appreciate.
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- Hayden Palmer
- 10-02-19
Best informative.
Awesome books! I’m enjoying listening them as much as the kids are. I’ve recommended to others!
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- Jordan Walters
- 09-30-19
This is a good book if you're looking for an overv
This is a good book if you're looking for an overview of Tesla and Edison but it doesn't go into as much detail as other books on the two inventors.
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- Erik Watson
- 10-14-19
Being a history buff I really liked this book.
Being a history buff I really liked this book. It put together the story of Hitler in a very easy to comprehend. I have recommended it to friends.
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- Filip Bordz
- 10-25-19
Excellent
There are a lot more to the story than just the light bulb, and there is a lot more to the invention of the light bulb than just Thomas Edison. One thing is for sure that he is still remembered as one of the greatest inventors of all time, and perhaps the greatest that America has ever produced. In truth, Edison was a man who invented a lot of things while bringing about incredible advancements in many other things. With the stock ticker, the telegraph, the light bulb, and motion picture, he may not have invented them, but he improved on them beyond any recognition. They would not be the technologies they were today without Edison’s great mind working on them.
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- Phyllis S Lopez
- 10-25-19
good one
The comparison between Edison and Tesla was amazing. Edison was more of an idea man and Tesla was a genius. Just the difference in their thought process was astounding. Tesla was brilliant and Edison was a hack.
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- Philly Buster
- 07-31-20
Tesla portion is good. Edison portion is WHACK!
So the Tesla portion is informative and seems accurate and they even reference Tesla's own autobiography. Then the Edison half comes in like a drunk driver in a semi-truck and crashes through and destroys everything.
The Tesla portion is written in a "beginning, middle, end" while the Edison portion bounces around like a dog with ADHD chasing an invisible tennis ball.
And then there are the inaccuracies in the Edison part. Tesla did NOT "invent" AC. Gibbs and Gaulard did. And the "story" of Edison not paying a bet to Tesla is made up. Tesla's own autobiography, mentioned in the first part, even states that this did not happen. This books own admission that Edison made up stories (like the reason for Edison's deafness) reinforces this. There was no "direct rivalry" between Edison and Tesla. The rivraly was between Edison and Westinghouse. Westinghouse didn't hire Tesla to create an AC system to rival Edison's DC system. He hired William Stanley Jr. Tesla invented a brushless AC generator that didn't require a commutator afterwards. Westinghouse bought this patent, but even it needed to be improved upon by Benjamin Lamme before it could be used for the Niagra Fall project.
As for the "Edison killed dogs" part. Wow! Alfred Southwick first use electricity to euthanize dogs and then, in turn, invented the electric chair. And it was Harold Brown that wrote the letter to the N.Y. Post that stated that AC was dangerous and was being used to kill animals. Edison merely hired Brown to further the study of the effects of how lethal AC was, which is how Edison got invloved. This book makes it sound like Edison wen't out and electrocuted the dogs himself!
Poor investigation. Poor writing. Reads like a hit piece from the National Enquirer. The History Hour should be ashamed of themselves.
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