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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Paw Prints
Publication date
May 29, 2008
Pages
308
Binding
Prebinding
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781435294431
ISBN-10
1435294432
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.50 by 7.50 in.
Weight
0.70 lbs.
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Original list price
$22.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In Electric Universe, David Bodanis weaves tales of romance, divine inspiration, and fraud through a lucid account of the invisible force that permeates our universe. In these pages the virtuoso scientists who plumbed the secrets of electricity come vividly to life, including familiar giants like Thomas Edison; the visionary Michael Faraday, who struggled against the prejudices of the British class system; and Samuel Morse, a painter who, before inventing the telegraph, ran for mayor of New York on a platform of persecuting Catholics. Here too is Alan Turing, whose dream of a marvelous thinking machineâwhat we know as the computerâwas met with indifference, and who ended his life in despair after British authorities forced him to undergo experimental treatments to âcureâ his homosexuality.
From the frigid waters of the Atlantic to the streets of Hamburg during a World War II firestorm to the interior of the human body, Electric Universe is a mesmerizing journey of discovery by a master science writer.
From the frigid waters of the Atlantic to the streets of Hamburg during a World War II firestorm to the interior of the human body, Electric Universe is a mesmerizing journey of discovery by a master science writer.
Editions
Paperback
Reprint edition from Broadway Books (February 28, 2006)
9780307335982 | details & prices | 308 pages | 5.25 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.24 lbs | List price $15.00
About: 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.
About: 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.
Prebinding
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Paw Prints (May 29, 2008)
9781435294431 | details & prices | 308 pages | 5.50 × 7.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $22.95
About: In Electric Universe, David Bodanis weaves tales of romance, divine inspiration, and fraud through a lucid account of the invisible force that permeates our universe.
About: In Electric Universe, David Bodanis weaves tales of romance, divine inspiration, and fraud through a lucid account of the invisible force that permeates our universe.
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