Bodanis, David

The author reveals the secret life of our most intimate and mysterious dwellings, our minds and bodies, such as how our endorphin levels rise quickly in the presence of ultraviolet energy.

Explains how electricity works and how it is used through accounts of the lives of some of the pioneers in the field, including Samuel Morse, Alexander Graham Bell, Guglielmo Marconi, Heinrich Herz, Alan Turing, and others.

Follows a family of five--father, mother, daughter, son, and baby--through twenty-four hours, revealing what occurs at the microscopic level as they go about the business of an ordinary day.

Eighty photographs, employing sophisticated photographic techniques, reveal the true physical nature of the contents of a home.

Chronicles the "life" of Einstein's theory of relativity, discussing the scientific knowledge that led to it and describing its influence on the world, including the scientific discoveries it made possible.

The author presents a commentary on how electricity works and how it affects daily life and examines electricity's theoretical discoveries through the profiles of those such as Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, and Marconi.