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9781410301659
Scientists have known about simple kinds of electricity for more than two thousand years. Only in the last two or three centuries, however, have people understood electricity well enough to put it to use. This book traces the history of electrical discovery from ancient Greek experiments with static electricity to Benjamin Franklin's famous kite experiment to today's work with superconductivity.Chris Woodford is the author of 'Routes of Science - Electricity', published 2004 under ISBN 9781410301659 and ISBN 1410301656.
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