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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of California Pr
Publication date
October 1, 2003
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780520238022
ISBN-10
0520238028
Dimensions
1.50 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.50 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$85.00
Other format details
university press
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§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
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Most of us knowâat least we've heardâthat Benjamin Franklin conducted some kind of electrical experiment with a kite. What few of us realizeâand what this book makes powerfully clearâis that Franklin played a major role in laying the foundations of modern electrical science and technology. This fast-paced book, rich with historical details and anecdotes, brings to life Franklin, the large international network of scientists and inventors in which he played a key role, and their amazing inventions. We learn what these early electrical devicesâfrom lights and motors to musical and medical instrumentsâlooked like, how they worked, and what their utilitarian and symbolic meanings were for those who invented and used them. Against the fascinating panorama of life in the eighteenth century, Michael Brian Schiffer tells the story of the very beginnings of our modern electrical world.
The earliest electrical technologies were conceived in the laboratory apparatus of physicists; because of their surprising and diverse effects, however, these technologies rapidly made their way into many other communities and activities. Schiffer conducts us from community to community, showing how these technologies worked as they were put to use in public lectures, revolutionary experiments in chemistry and biology, and medical therapy. This story brings to light the arcane and long-forgotten inventions that made way for many modern technologiesâincluding lightning rods (Franklin's invention), cardiac stimulation, xerography, and the internal combustion engineâand richly conveys the complex relationships among science, technology, and culture.
The earliest electrical technologies were conceived in the laboratory apparatus of physicists; because of their surprising and diverse effects, however, these technologies rapidly made their way into many other communities and activities. Schiffer conducts us from community to community, showing how these technologies worked as they were put to use in public lectures, revolutionary experiments in chemistry and biology, and medical therapy. This story brings to light the arcane and long-forgotten inventions that made way for many modern technologiesâincluding lightning rods (Franklin's invention), cardiac stimulation, xerography, and the internal combustion engineâand richly conveys the complex relationships among science, technology, and culture.
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9780520238022 | details & prices | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.50 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $85.00
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About: Most of us knowâat least we've heardâthat Benjamin Franklin conducted some kind of electrical experiment with a kite.
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