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Electric Universe: How Electricity Switched on the Modern World

5 reviews
David Bodanis

Three Rivers Press, 2006

Well written and interesting
This book, a popular account of a number of things that relate to electricity and electronics, reads very well and I found it to be one of those gripping books that one wants to finish. The author makes a few claims that I have never seen before, such as one that Morse, in inventing the telegraph, stole most of his ideas from Joseph Henry, and I'd be curious to see how much of this is ...

Electric Universe: The Shocking True Story of Electricity

27 reviews
David Bodanis

Crown, 2005

Yet another book that proves any subject can be made interesting
Electric Universe is one of those science books full of anecdotal details and the little stories behind the big stories. The book covers some of the big discoveries and inventions in the field of electricity. Lightbulbs, telephones and radar are among the big ideas that get mentioned. The subtitle is meant more as a play on words than anything else, as there are no real "shocking" stories ...

Passionate Minds: Emilie du Chatelet, Voltaire, and the Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment

1 review
David Bodanis

Three Rivers Press, 2007

Haunting story
If you want something to read that's more improbable and exciting than most fiction, this is an excellent choice. Steeped in history, lovingly researched and with strong scientific underpinnings, this is a book that will make you feel like you almost know Voltaire and wish you knew (and you will weep for) the amazing Emilie du Chatelet.

E=mc2

1 review
David Bodanis

Pan Books, 2001

Good overview of the famous equation.
I originally wrote this review for the hardcover edition, but I actually read the paperback. The pictures in the paperback are not on glossy paper and are therefore not very high quality, but I do not know if this is enough of a drawback to prompt one to buy the hardback instead. I saw the PBS program that was based on this book, so I purchased it hoping to get a more detailed treatment. All ...

The Secret Garden: Dawn to Dusk in the Astonishing Hidden World of the Garden

1 review
David Bodanis

Simon & Schuster, 1992

Great for any of your gardening friends!
This is a great Chrstimas present for any of you who have gardening friends. I loved it! It's also a great coffee table book.

E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation

106 reviews
David Bodanis

Berkley Trade, 2001

Smart and Fascinating
Wonderful book. A teacher of mine showed the movie in class, and I was spellbound, so I proceeded to buy the book; I was not disappointed. This book is quite captivating, and I found it difficult to put down. It splits the equation up into five different sections: E for energy, = for equals, m for motion, c for celeritas or the speed of light, and 2 for squared. Keep in mind this book is not for ...

E=mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation

5 reviews
David Bodanis

Walker & Company, 2005

Good Book, Good TV show.
I first heard of this book from the TV show of the same name. The show, presented on PBS by Nova on October 11, 2005 was one of the highlights of the year so far. Asuming that the book would be better than the show I immediately went out and bought it. I was not disappointed. The show was great. The book is great. The show brings out the essense of the book in an extremely easy way. The book ...

Passionate Minds: The Great Love Affair of the Enlightenment, Featuring the Scientist Emilie du Chatelet, the ...

12 reviews
David Bodanis

Crown, 2006

Great History
This book gave me a fascinating piece of history that I was completly uninformed on. It is fascinating learning the details regarding life in a period that is completly foreign to our culture. It is also fascinating to find out the contributions that women made in science at a time when it was believed that women were completly ignorant, and every effort was made to keep them so.

The Secret House: 24 Hours in the Strange and Unexpected World in Which We Spend Our Days and Nights

2 reviews
David Bodanis

Simon & Schuster, 1986

A compelling and comprehensive overview of the minutiae
Author David Bodanis shares with the reader through easy to comprehend prose and compelling electron microscopic slides the world of an average couple through a complete day cycle. Topics range from the examination of the very small (dust mites), the complex (how do things work?), the ordinary (what exactly *is* in toothpaste?) and the obscure (slime molds). A thoroughly enjoyable and ...

Secret Family

5 reviews
David Bodanis

Simon Schuster

Funny, entertaining, informative - a great read - buy it
The Secret Family by David Bodanis is a popular science book with a difference - it is funny and entertaining, as well as being informative. He has a talent for exposing hidden worlds in the most mundane of everyday activities: the food we eat, our shopping routines, family relationships and the way our bodies work. Plus he has the most amazing colour photographs of soap bubbles, scouring pads, ...

The Electric Universe

1 review
David Bodanis

Little, Brown, 2005

Electricity made simple (and fun)
This audio is an entertaining look at how electricity works and affects our daily lives. Bodanis's uses analogies that make this subject understandable. He examines electricity's development along with providing short biographies of Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Guglielmo Marconi, Heinrich Herz and other pioneers. Bodanis also describes early failures and setbacks that resulted in ...

Electric Universe : The Shocking True Story of Electricity
David Bodanis

Crown Publishers, 2003

The SECRET GARDEN: TALKING BEETLES & SIGNALLING TREES: HIDDEN WAYS GDNS COMMUN

2 reviews
David Bodanis

Touchstone, 1993

Exciting!
This book shows us what a complex and exciting world exists in our own back yards. With great wit and a sense of high adventure and drama, Bodanis lays out the amazingly complex interplay of all living organisms within a tiny area. I'll never be able to transplant a geranium again without the awareness that I am drastically altering the lives of millions of beings! The Secret Garden tells ...

E = mc2: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation

5 reviews
David Bodanis

Walker & Company, 2000

Entertaining and Educational
This book wasn't about relativity as much as how the discoveries were made that lead to Einstein's theory. It also talks about the significance of the equation without getting very deep into the math and physics. I very much enjoyed reading about the scientists over the past several hundred years who made contributions that lead to this theory. If you want a general idea of what relativity ...

The Secret House: The Extraordinary Science of an Ordinary Day

6 reviews
David Bodanis

Berkley Trade, 2003

A bit broader focus than the title suggests
There are over 2 million distinct creatures on your cheek, chin and nose, and more on your forehead. You can't ever scrub them all off. They're pretty harmless anyway. Unless you're in an exotic location, sand particles from the Sahara desert are present in your room right now. In every cubic foot of air in your house, there are 3,00,000 odd items floating about, like micro insect limbs, sea ...

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