- Paperback: 292 pages
- Publisher: Diadem Books (31 Jan 2011)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1908026049
- ISBN-13: 978-1908026040
- Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.7 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 867,608 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Story of Electricity was written to tell people how our present knowledge of it grew up. Prospective readers may fall into three categories. First those with an Arts background and no knowledge of Science. Secondly those with a background of Science outside Physics. And thirdly those with a background of Physics, but have no knowledge of the history of electricity. To accommodate all three of these categories the book has been written with no mathematics. The order of presentation is chronological. Thus in B.C. times the effects of magnetism were of commercial importance for sea voyaging. But today the ubiquity of radio has emphasised the greater importance of electricity. Since historically advances have been made largely by individuals, their family and religious backgrounds have been recorded as important factors in their contributions. Following World War II this situation has been reversed, because of the funding requirements of global markets. But future progress may again revert to individuals.
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If you are looking for a rather dry but factually correct retelling of the key figures in the unfolding story that is the discovery and shaping of electricity then I would suggest that this book will give you some of what you are looking for.
However, the author appears to be more interested in telling the reader about his own knowledge of theology and the theological credentials of the individuals featured in the book rather than explaining to the reader the discoveries and theories they have contributed to our understanding. I was left with the impression that, to the author, religion was more important to him than the science but I did learn that some of the great minds of history were diverted towards a succession of fruitless theological endeavours. What could we have achieved by now if religion had stood aside?
Puzzling for a book on science.
However, the author appears to be more interested in telling the reader about his own knowledge of theology and the theological credentials of the individuals featured in the book rather than explaining to the reader the discoveries and theories they have contributed to our understanding. I was left with the impression that, to the author, religion was more important to him than the science but I did learn that some of the great minds of history were diverted towards a succession of fruitless theological endeavours. What could we have achieved by now if religion had stood aside?
Puzzling for a book on science.
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