Electricity was the scientific fashion of the Enlightenment.
Patricia Fara tells the engrossing tale of the strange birth of electrical science - from a high-society party trick to a symbol of man's emerging dominance over nature.
From innovator-turned-statesman Benjamin Franklin to Romantic poet Shelley, the ability to harness electricity has affected us all, bringing a true revolution to science, and, as one look around our technological world makes clear, to society itself.
Part 1 illuminations: The Light of Reason
Part 2 Shocking Inventions: Instruments
Part 3 Lightning Cures: Applications
Part 4 Sparks of Imagination: Theories
Part 5 The Flow of Life: Current Electricity