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The Last Days of Night
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Graham Moore's historical novel about the legal war between Westinghouse, Tesla, and Edison over the patent for the light bulb. Recommended by Chris Dixon.
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“Good compliment to Empires of Light”
From the a16z 'What We're Reading' winter 2018 list, with Chris Dixon's comment.
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“I don't read fiction, but this almost historical fiction is fun especially for Silicon Valley types.”
Page cites Vinod Khosla's 2017 book recommendations Medium post.
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“It's about the competition to electrify the nation between Edison, Westinghouse and Tesla”
From an Inc. article reporting Mark Zuckerberg's summer book recommendation.
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