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Shocking Bodies: Life, Death & Electricit... by Morus, Iwan Paperback / softback

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0752458000
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9780752458007
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Paperback
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Shocking Bodies: Life, Death & Electricity in Victorian Englan...
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Publisher
Hi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0752458000
ISBN-13
9780752458007
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99656766

Product Key Features

Book Title
Shocking Bodies : Life, Death and Electricity in Victorian England
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2011
Topic
Physics / Electricity, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Europe / Great Britain / General, History, Power Resources / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Science, Medical, History
Author
Iwan Rhys Morus
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6 in

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"Beautifully written and engaging . . . by far the best history of 19th-century physics that is now available."  - Physics World on When Physics Became King, "Beautifully written and engaging . . . by far the best history of 19th-century physics that is now available." -- Physics World on When Physics Became King
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
615.845094109034
Synopsis
From electric corsets to questioning the existence of God, the story of the profound effects electricity had upon the lives and the worldview of the Victorians Although electricity was known about by the ancient Egyptians, it was not until the Victorian era that its potential really began to be realized. Luigi Galvani's discovery of bioelectricity opened up a whole new world of possibilities, in which it could cure sickness, restore sexual potency, and even raise the dead. This book explores how the Victorians thought about electricity, and how they tried to use it to answer the fundamental questions about life and death. It discusses the beliefs they came into being about electricity--some believed that it was life, which brought into question the existence of the soul, and of God, and provided arguments in favor of political Radicalism. Doctors prescribed electrical therapy and the masses were offered electric belts or corsets, at a price, that were claimed to have amazing restorative properties. This is the story of how electricity emerged during the 19th century as a powerful new tool for making sense of the world., For the Victorians, electricity was the science of spectacle and of wonder. It provided them with new ways of probing the nature of reality and understanding themselves. Luigi Galvani's discovery of 'animal electricity' at the end of the eighteenth century opened up a whole new world of possibilities, in which electricity could cure sickness, restore sexual potency and even raise the dead. In Shocking Bodies, Iwan Rhys Morus explores how the Victorians thought about electricity, and how they tried to use its intimate and corporeal force to answer fundamental questions about life and death. Some even believed that electricity was life, which brought into question the existence of the soul, and of God, and provided arguments in favour of political radicalism. This is the story of how electricity emerged as a powerful new tool for making sense of our bodies and the world around us., This is the story of how electricity emerged as a powerful new tool for making sense of our bodies and the world around us., From electric corsets to questioning the existence of God, the story of the profound effects electricity had uponthe lives and the worldviewof the VictoriansAlthough electricity was known about by the ancient Egyptians, it was not until the Victorian era that its potential really began to be realized. Luigi Galvani's discovery of bioelectricity opened up a whole new world of possibilities, in which it could cure sickness, restore sexual potency, and even raise the dead. This book explores how the Victorians thought about electricity, and how they tried to use it to answer the fundamental questions about life and death.It discusses the beliefs they came into being about electricitysome believed thatit was life, which brought into question the existence of the soul, and of God, and provided arguments in favor of political Radicalism. Doctors prescribed electrical therapy and the masses were offered electric belts or corsets, at a price, that were claimed to have amazing restorative properties. This is the story of how electricity emerged during the 19th century as a powerful new tool for making sense of the world."
LC Classification Number
RM872

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