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The lightning tamers : true stories of the dreamers and schemers who harnessed electricity and transformed our world / Kathy Joseph.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Smart Science Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: iii, 297 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9798985981322
  • 9798985981308
Other title:
  • True stories of the dreamers and schemers who harnessed electricity and transformed our world
Subject(s):
Contents:
Small beginnings -- Electricity party -- The birth of the battery -- A galvanized world -- The mighty telegraph -- Edison and Westinghouse -- War of the currents -- Our electric world.
Summary: "In this physics and engineering chronicle disguised as an electric time-travel adventure, Kathy Joseph, physicist, educator, and creator of the popular Kathy Loves Physics documentary channel on YouTube, shares over 400 years of the history of electricity through the linked breakthroughs of men and women in science. From the assistant who invented the electric light 140 years before Edison to the severed ear that led to the telephone, follow the chain of experiments, inventions, and discoveries through time. Rigorously researched, historically and scientifically accurate, and filled with quirky anecdotes, The Lightning Tamers will provide you with a greater understanding of how our electric world works. Whether you're a history buff, a science lover, or someone who just likes to know more about the world around you, The Lightning Tamers is the entertaining read for you."-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 537.09 J83 Available 33111011015555
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Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library NonFiction 537.09 J83 Available 33111009451648
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Small beginnings -- Electricity party -- The birth of the battery -- A galvanized world -- The mighty telegraph -- Edison and Westinghouse -- War of the currents -- Our electric world.

"In this physics and engineering chronicle disguised as an electric time-travel adventure, Kathy Joseph, physicist, educator, and creator of the popular Kathy Loves Physics documentary channel on YouTube, shares over 400 years of the history of electricity through the linked breakthroughs of men and women in science. From the assistant who invented the electric light 140 years before Edison to the severed ear that led to the telephone, follow the chain of experiments, inventions, and discoveries through time. Rigorously researched, historically and scientifically accurate, and filled with quirky anecdotes, The Lightning Tamers will provide you with a greater understanding of how our electric world works. Whether you're a history buff, a science lover, or someone who just likes to know more about the world around you, The Lightning Tamers is the entertaining read for you."-- Provided by publisher.

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