New York, NY Crown Publishing Group (NY) 2006 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 320 p.

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ISBN10: 0307335984, ISBN13: 9780307335982, [publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA) 2/28/2006] Softcover Electric Universe: How Electricity Switched on the Modern World 0.51
[Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]
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ISBN10: 0307335984, ISBN13: 9780307335982, [publisher: Crown] Softcover
[Miami, FL, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]

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ISBN10: 0307335984, ISBN13: 9780307335982, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. The bestselling author of E=mc2 weaves tales of romance, divine inspiration, and fraud through an account of the invisible force that permeates our universeelectricityand introduces us to the virtuoso scientists who plumbed its secrets. 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 wonderscomplete with roller coasters and radar, computer networks and psychopharmaceuticals.In Electric Universe, 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 machinewhat we know as the computerwas met with indifference, and who ended his life in despair after British authorities forced him to undergo experimental treatments to cure his homosexuality. ...
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ISBN10: 0307335984, ISBN13: 9780307335982, [publisher: Crown] Softcover 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed ! The book shows some signs of wear from use but is a good readable copy. Cover in excellent condition. Binding tight. Pages in great shape, no tears. Not contain access codes, cd, DVD.
[Suffolk, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2006]
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ISBN10: 0307335984, ISBN13: 9780307335982, [publisher: Crown] Softcover New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 0307335984, ISBN13: 9780307335982, [publisher: Broadway Books] Softcover
[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]

New York, NY Crown Publishing Group (NY) 2006 Trade paperback New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 320 p.

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[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 0307335984, ISBN13: 9780307335982, [publisher: Crown] Softcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.5
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2006]