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The Electric Universe (Hardcover)

by David Bodanis (Author)

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Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown (20 Jan 2005)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0316861820
ISBN-13: 978-0316861823
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 14.6 x 3.4 cm

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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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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 (REAL NAME)

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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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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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2.0 out of 5 stars Superficial and irritating, 17 May 2006

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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.

Published 3 months ago by S. Marsden

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice light overview - but.....
Ok as a very readable introduction to popular science history, but I have to say it irritated more than interested. Read more

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'Electric Universe' is a short, fascinating book that touches on many facets of electricity and it's use and application. Read more

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1.0 out of 5 stars Trvial and superficial
I agree with the other reviewers who considered this book superficial. It only touches upon the interesting experimental aspects of the subject and provides way too much... Read more

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3.0 out of 5 stars a great history of the pioneers of electricity
From the subtitle of this book, 'how electricity switched on the modern world', I was expecting much more of a history of the application of electricity. Read more

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1.0 out of 5 stars Superficial
I fully agreee with the previous review. I cannot understand how this won. Of the books in this years long list that I have read, 'Empire of the Stars' looks to be far superior... Read more

Published on 29 Jun 2006 by Stephen F. Clark

5.0 out of 5 stars An exciting story
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