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After two centuries of research and experimentation electricity has revolutionised the way we live and become an indispensable part of scientific progress in the electronic age. This unique volume brings vividly to life our exploration of this energy source. Electricity is a vital part of the living world. Our eyes receive light rays and turn them into tiny electrical signals that pass along our nerves into the brain. The chemicals in batteries create electricity to power things like toys and torches. The invention of electric motors gave birth to a whole range of household appliances from stoves and irons to hairdryers and kettles that have shaped the modern world. Featuring historical scientific apparatus and ground-breaking experiments and inventions Electricity is an intriguing look at how we understand and exploit this fundamental form of energy.
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Here is a spectacular, thought-provoking and highly informative guide to he amazing power of electricity. Superb full-colour photography of original equipment, 3-D models and scientific experiments give a unique "eyewitness" view of how scientists have gradually begun to unravel the mysteries of this powerful force of nature.
See
- how electricity makes our nerves, brain and muscles work
- what causes lightening
- how a telephone works
- the first electric home and street lighting
- how a record stylus conveys sound
- why electricity helps sharks to hunt
- how motors and batteries operate
- how hydroelectric and solar energy are generated
- what a power cable is made of
- how electricity flows like water
- what cathode rays are
- what makes a silicon chip work
- how crystals can produce electricity
- how electricity is used in medicine
- how transistors and integrated circuits developed
- how an electromagnetic pickup relays a guitar's sound
- the amazing speed of atoms in a high-voltage charge
- what happens when you change channels on a radio ... and much, much more ...
Contents
- A mysterious force
- Ideas about electricity
- Collecting electric charge
- Using charges
- A flow of charge
- Electricity from chemicals
- Circuits and conductors
- Resisting electricity
- Measuring and quantifying
- Magnetism from electricity
- Electromagnets
- Electromagnets at work
- Discoveries using electricity
- Electricity from magnetism
- Magneto-electric machines
- Making things move
- Manipulating energy
- Early electricity supplies
- The power station
- Electricity in the home
- Electrical appliances
- Electricity and medicine
- Heat, pressure and light
- Investigating cathode rays
- Communicating with electricity
- Talking with electricity
- Communicating without wires
- Television and the future
- Index
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