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21%OFFDavid Bodanis - Electric Universe - 9780349117669 - V9780349117669
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Electric Universe

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Description for Electric Universe Paperback. From the author of the bestselling E=MC2, a brilliantly descriptive analysis of one of the most powerful forces that controls the universe - electricity Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 21. Weight in Grams: 220.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349117669
SKU
V9780349117669
Shipping Time
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99-10

About David Bodanis
David Bodanis is an American living in London, and the author of the highly acclaimed E=MC2.

Reviews for Electric Universe
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 THEOREM
Bodanis unpeels these layers of the electrical onion ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Electric Universe


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