Electric Universe
How Electricity Switched on the Modern World
$39.48
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
19 June 2004
Summary
For centuries, electricity was viewed as little more than a curious property of certain substances that sparked when rubbed. Then, in the 1790s, Alessandro Volta began the scientific investigation that ignited an explosion of knowledge and invention, transforming our world. The force that once seemed inconsequential was revealed to be responsible for everything from the structure of the atom to the functioning of our brains.
A superb storyteller, Bodanis weaves tales of romance, divin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349117669 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349117667 |
| Author: | David Bodanis |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 19 June 2004 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 24mm |
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Hugely impressive. No one makes complex science more fascinating and accessible - and indeed more pleasurable - than David Bodanis - Bill Bryson
A technological odyssey complete with heroes and villains, triumph and tragedy - a true scientific adventure - Simon Singh, author of BIG BANG and FERMAT’S LAST THEOREMBodanis unpeels these layers of the electrical onion expertly; his writing is vigorous and sometimes ecstatic … ELECTRIC UNIVERSE is a high-voltage performance - DAILY MAILA compelling, fast-paced read - OBSERVERAbout The Author
David Bodanis
David Bodanis is an American living in London, and the author of the highly acclaimed E=MC2.
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