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"Finalist for the PROSE Award in Popular Science and Popular Mathematics, Association of American Publishers"
"[A] remarkably diverse story . . . full of vitality."---Andrew Robinson, Lancet
"[A] chatty, wide-ranging tour of electricity’s role in biology and medicine."---Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker
"A fascinating history of humanity’s gradual understanding of electricity. . . . Jorgensen’s study is full of entertaining details, and his passion is evident . . . The result is a sparkling reminder of the strange wonders of life." * Publishers Weekly *
"Jorgensen weaves together tales of serendipitous revelations, strange misconceptions, and emerging understandings, showing how the ancients’ first impression of electricity’s animating role has been borne out by the discoveries of modern neuroscience."---Laurence A. Marschall, Natural History
"A fascinating biomedical approach to the history of knowledge about electricity and its future uses."---E. J. Delaney, Choice

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 23 November 2021
      ISBN-13 9780691197838
      978-0691197838
      ISBN-10 0691197830
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      Science & Nature Biology, life sciences Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism Physics

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "Finalist for the PROSE Award in Popular Science and Popular Mathematics, Association of American Publishers"
      "[A] remarkably diverse story . . . full of vitality."---Andrew Robinson, Lancet
      "[A] chatty, wide-ranging tour of electricity’s role in biology and medicine."---Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker
      "A fascinating history of humanity’s gradual understanding of electricity. . . . Jorgensen’s study is full of entertaining details, and his passion is evident . . . The result is a sparkling reminder of the strange wonders of life." * Publishers Weekly *
      "Jorgensen weaves together tales of serendipitous revelations, strange misconceptions, and emerging understandings, showing how the ancients’ first impression of electricity’s animating role has been borne out by the discoveries of modern neuroscience."---Laurence A. Marschall, Natural History
      "A fascinating biomedical approach to the history of knowledge about electricity and its future uses."---E. J. Delaney, Choice

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