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Electricity and Magnetism

By Elisha Gray
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The volume offers a popular, nontechnical account of electrical and magnetic phenomena, combining historical overview, theoretical explanation and practical applications. It traces the development of electrical science and magnetism, explains theories of atoms, ether, and electricity as a mode of motion, and describes currents, generators, atmospheric electricity and measurement. A large practical section treats telegraphy, receivers, multiplex and duplex systems, the telephone and its operation, submarine and short-line telegraphs, wireless telegraphy, and the telautograph. The book concludes with discussion of harnessing large power sources, industrial electrical products such as aluminum, carborundum, bleaching powder and calcium carbide, and prospects for a new electrical era.

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Elisha Gray

Elisha Gray was an American inventor and electrical engineer, best known for his pioneering work in the field of electricity. He is particularly recognized for his contributions to the development of the telegraph and telephone technologies. Gray authored several influential works, including "Electricity and Magnetism," which explores fundamental concepts in electrical science, and "Familiar Talks on Science: World-Building and Life; Earth, Air and Water," aimed at making scientific principles accessible to a broader audience. His writings reflect a commitment to education and the dissemination of scientific knowledge during a transformative period in technology.

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