Publisher's Synopsis
Part of the "Eyewitness Science" series, this book takes the reader from the earliest discoveries of the sources and properties of natural electricity, through the work of major names like Volta and Faraday, to the latest applications of electricity in communications. It reveals the story behind the invisible force that dominates modern living.;The book demonstrates the original experiments, and explains the principles behind the major scientific inventions and concepts. Specially-commissioned photographs and text written by experts in their own fields make the most intriguing theories accessible. It captures the spirit of earlier ages by showing the original equipment and instruments used in scientific experiments.;"Eyewitness Science" is a series of visual guides that opens up the world of science, and explains the principles affecting people's daily lives. All the fields of science are encompassed - from relativity to genetics - to build up into an encyclopaedic series. The reader is invited to step into the shoes of the scientists and relive the thrill of scientific breakthrough.
