Giants of ElectricityCrowell, 1967 - 200 pages Biographical portraits of eighteenth and nineteenth century scientists who pioneered in the field of electricity, from Benjamin Franklin to Lord Kelvin. |
Contents
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 17061790 | 1 |
LUIGI GALVANI 17371798 | 23 |
ALESSANDRO VOLTA 17451827 | 37 |
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