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Book SynopsisTrade 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
