Part of the Romance of Reality series, this popular account traces the science of electricity from its birth in experiments with amber, through frictional machines and the Leyden jar, lightning, the electric current and the accumulator, magnetism and electromagnetism, to the practical marvels of the age: the telegraph and Atlantic cables, the telephone, lighting, motors and power stations.
A lively period introduction for curious readers interested in how the modern electrical world began. Download the free EPUB.