{"product_id":"9780307335982","title":"Electric Universe: How Electricity Switched on the Modern World","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBodanis, David\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCrown\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/28\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eE=mc2\u003c\/i\u003e weaves tales of romance, divine inspiration, and fraud  through an account of the invisible force that permeates our  universe\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003eelectricity\u003c\/b\u003e—and introduces us to the virtuoso   scientists who plumbed its secrets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For centuries, electricity was seen as little   more than a curious property of certain substances that sparked when rubbed. Then,   in the 1790s, Alessandro Volta began the scientific investigation that ignited an   explosion of knowledge and invention. The force that once seemed inconsequential   was revealed to be responsible for everything from the structure of the atom to the   functioning of our brains. In harnessing its power, we have created a world of wonders—complete   with roller coasters and radar, computer networks and psychopharmaceuticals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eElectric Universe\u003c\/i\u003e, the great discoverers come to life in   all their brilliance and idiosyncrasy, including the visionary Michael Faraday, who   struggled against the prejudices of the British class system, and Samuel Morse, a   painter who, before inventing the telegraph, ran for mayor of New York City on a   platform of persecuting Catholics. Here too is Alan Turing, whose dream of a marvelous   thinking machine—what we know as the computer—was met with indifference, and who   ended his life in despair after British authorities forced him to undergo experimental   treatments to “cure” his homosexuality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From the frigid waters of the Atlantic to   the streets of Hamburg during a World War II firestorm to the interior of the human   body, \u003ci\u003eElectric Universe\u003c\/i\u003e is a mesmerizing journey of discovery.","brand":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43365484003583,"sku":"9780307335982","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780307335982_s600x595.jpg?v=1775597411","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780307335982","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}