Spark
The Life of Electricity and the Electricity of Life
$51.99
- Hardcover
456 pages
- Release Date
9 January 2022
Summary
When we think of electricity, we likely imagine the energy humming inside our home appliances or lighting up our electronic devices - or perhaps we envision the lightning-streaked clouds of a stormy sky. But electricity is more than an external source of power, heat, or illumination. Life at its essence is nothing if not electrical.
The story of how we came to understand electricity’s essential role in all life is rooted in our observations of its influences on the body - influences g…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691197838 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691197830 |
| Author: | Timothy J. Jorgensen |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 456 |
| Release Date: | 9 January 2022 |
| Weight: | 666g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm |
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“Finalist for the PROSE Award in Popular Science and Popular Mathematics, Association of American Publishers””[A] remarkably diverse story … full of vitality.”—Andrew Robinson, Lancet”[A] chatty, wide-ranging tour of electricity’s role in biology and medicine.”—Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker“A fascinating history of humanity’s gradual understanding of electricity… . Jorgensen’s study is full of entertaining details, and his passion is evident … The result is a sparkling reminder of the strange wonders of life.” * Publishers Weekly *“Jorgensen weaves together tales of serendipitous revelations, strange misconceptions, and emerging understandings, showing how the ancients’ first impression of electricity’s animating role has been borne out by the discoveries of modern neuroscience.”—Laurence A. Marschall, Natural History“A fascinating biomedical approach to the history of knowledge about electricity and its future uses.”—E. J. Delaney, Choice
About The Author
Timothy J. Jorgensen
Timothy J. Jorgensen is professor of radiation medicine and codirector of the Medical Physics Graduate Program at Georgetown University. He is the author of the award-winning book Strange Glow: The Story of Radiation (Princeton). He lives in Rockville, Maryland. Twitter @Tim_Jorgensen
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