From the author of 'E=MC2', a descriptive analysis of one of the most
powerful forces that controls the universe - electricity.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, divine inspiration,
and fraud through lucid accounts of scientific breakthrough. The great
discoverers come to life in all their brilliance and idiosyncrasy, including
the visionary Michael Faraday, who struggled against the prejudices of the
British class system, and Alexander Graham Bell, driven to invent by his love
for a young deaf student. From the cold waters of the Atlantic, to the streets
of Hamburg during a World War II firestorm and the interior of the human body,
ELECTRIC UNIVERSE is a mesmerizing journey of discovery by a master science
writer.
