![]() ![]() ![]() In obsessive pursuit of victory, Paul crosses paths with Nikola Tesla, an eccentric, brilliant inventor who may hold the key to defeating Edison, and with Agnes Huntington, a beautiful opera singer who proves to be a flawless performer on stage and off. And the stakes are immense: the winner of the case will illuminate America. The task facing Cravath is truly daunting - win. Paul's client, George Westinghouse, has been sued by Thomas Edison over a billion-dollar question: Who invented the light bulb and holds the right to power the country? A young untested lawyer named Paul Cravath, fresh out of Columbia Law School, takes a case that seems impossible to win. ![]() The person who controls the means to turn night into day will make history-and a vast fortune. Gas lamps still flicker in the city streets, but the miracle of electric light is in its infancy. SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING EDDIE REDMAYNE A thrilling novel based on actual events, about the nature of genius, the cost of ambition, and the battle to electrify America-from the Oscar-winning screenwriter of The Imitation Game and author of The Sherlockian. ![]()
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