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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Bodanis, David. Electric universe. New York : Three Rivers Press, c2005 (OCoLC)645824918 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David Bodanis |
| ISBN: | 0307335984 9780307335982 |
| OCLC Number: | 61684223 |
| Notes: | Originally published: New York : Crown Publishers, 2005. |
| Description: | 308 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Contents: | Wires -- Frontiersman and the Dandy -- Aleck and Mabel -- Thomas and J.J. -- Waves -- Faraday's God -- Atlantic storms -- Wave machines -- Solitary man -- Power in the air -- Power unleashed -- Computer built of rock -- Turing -- Turing's legacy -- Brain and beyond -- Wet electricity -- Electric moods -- What happened next -- Mr. Amp, Mr. Volt, and Mr. Watt. |
| Responsibility: | David Bodanis. |
| More information: |
Abstract:
Presents the history of the science of electricity, discussing the influence of the scientists and pioneers who investigated the unique properties of charged particles, including Alessandro Volta, Michael Faraday, and Samuel Morse.
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