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The bestselling author of E=mc2 weaves tales of romance, divine inspiration, and fraud through an account of the invisible force that permeates our universe—electricity—and introduces us to the virtuoso scientists who plumbed its secrets. For centuries, electricity was seen 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. The force th
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- Author
- David Bodanis
- Publisher
- Crown/Archetype
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781400050604
- Category
- reference
- Subjects
- History, Science, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.75 / 5 (731 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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