An eye-opening history of the technology that harnessed electricity and powered the greatest scientific and technological advances of our time.
What begin as a long-running dispute in biology, involving a dead frog's twitching leg, a scalpel, and a metal plate, would become an invention that transformed the history of the world: the battery. Science journalist Henry Schlesinger traces the history of this essential power source and demonstrates its impact on our lives, from Alessandro Volta's first copper-and-zinc model in 1800 to twenty-first-century technological breakthroughs. Schlesinger introduces the charlatans and geniuses, the paupers and magnates, who were attracted to the power of the battery.
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An eye-opening history of the technology that harnessed electricity and powered the greatest scientific and technological advances of our time.
What begin as a long-running dispute in biology, involving a dead frog's twitching leg, a scalpel, and a metal plate, would become an invention that transformed the history of the world: the battery. Science journalist Henry Schlesinger traces the history of this essential power source and demonstrates its impact on our lives, from Alessandro Volta's first copper-and-zinc model in 1800 to twenty-first-century technological breakthroughs. Schlesinger introduces the charlatans and geniuses, the paupers and magnates, who were attracted to the power of the battery.
Imprint | HarperPerennial |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | April 2011 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | April 2011 |
Authors | Henry Schlesinger |
Dimensions | 202 x 136 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 320 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-06-144294-0 |
Barcode | 9780061442940 |
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LSN | 0-06-144294-1 |