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by David Bodanis (Author)
3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Little, Brown; New title edition (20 Jan 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0316729728
  • ISBN-13: 978-0316729727
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 14.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 751,480 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Praise 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.

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'The story unravels at breakneck speed . . . unexpected, exhilarating and sometimes tragic events [are] recounted in a novel, engaging way'

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5.0 out of 5 stars Makes you want to learn more, 30 Nov 2006
By N. J. Stevenson "nategreat" (Leek UK) - See all my reviews
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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.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb book, 16 Aug 2007
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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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21 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Superficial and irritating, 17 May 2006
By Dr. G. Knight (Warwickshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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I am amazed that this book has won the 2006 Aventis prize for popular science writing, as it is fine example of the current tendency for dumbing down. We get a whirlwind journey from Joseph Henry through J. J. Thomson to Alan Turing, but nowhere is there a clear explanation of the physical principles these exceptional scientists discovered, nor how these were applied to solve practical problems. Henry apparently just fooled around with magnets and before you know it, he was a professor at Princeton. There is hope for us all! Thomson built bigger versions of Edison's light bulbs and discovered the electron. Just like that! The writing style also grates, especially where Bodanis skates over describing the underlying science. Have a sick bag to hand when you read the Alexander Bell chapter, with its cheap sentimentality.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
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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1.0 out of 5 stars Trvial and superficial
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3.0 out of 5 stars a great history of the pioneers of electricity
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1.0 out of 5 stars Superficial
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