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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 expertly; his writing is vigorous and sometimes ecstatic . . . ELECTRIC UNIVERSE is a high-voltage performance (DAILY MAIL )
A compelling, fast-paced read (OBSERVER )
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 expertly; his writing is vigorous and sometimes ecstatic . . . ELECTRIC UNIVERSE is a high-voltage performance (DAILY MAIL )
A compelling, fast-paced read (OBSERVER )
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‘Bodanis’ greatest gift is telling stories with a passion and vibrant energy that makes you thirst to investigate more’
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Makes you want to learn more,
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This review is from: Electric Universe: How Electricity Switched on the Modern World (Paperback)
I loved this book and couldn't put it down.It helped me to understand the basics behind radio, radar, computers, nerves in the body, telegraphs and telephones to name but a few. These are things I've always wanted to understand.True at times it doesn't go into very detailed theory but this book is meant to be an overview of electricity and would be difficult to satisfy everyone in one book and it is in no way overly simple. After reading it it has given me the desire to learn even more and I believe it is a great introduction to the subject.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Superb book,
This review is from: Electric Universe: How Electricity Switched on the Modern World (Paperback)
Don't be put off by the churlish sniffy purist reviews.It is a book for people who are beginning to be interested in the history of science,not the "experts".It's well-written, accessible, and treats the reader as an intelligent non-specialist human being. Fully deserves the award.The chapter on Alan Turing is brilliantly informative, and very moving.You've got to be a good writer to pull that of.
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Great book,
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This review is from: Electric Universe: How Electricity Switched on the Modern World (Paperback)
A really well written book, Bodanis doesn't fill it too densely with information but you still learn loads from it, it even made some biology (which I hate) interesting.
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