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Excerpt from Invention and Discovery
A recent wonder of electric art is its penetration by a photographic ray of substances until now called opaque. Professor Rontgen''s account of how he wrought this feat forms one of the most stirring chapters in the history of science. Next follows an account of the telegraph as it dispenses with metallic conductors altogether, and trusts itself to that weightless ether which brings to the eye the luminous wave. To this succeeds a chapter which considers what elec tricity stands for as one of the supreme resources of human wit, a resource transcending even ?ame itself, bringing articulate speech and writing to new planes of facility and usefulness It is shown that the rapidity with which during a single century electricity has been subdued for human service, illustrates that progress has leaps as well as deliberate steps, so that at last a gulf, all but infinite, divides man from his next of kin.
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A recent wonder of electric art is its penetration by a photographic ray of substances until now called opaque. Professor Rontgen''s account of how he wrought this feat forms one of the most stirring chapters in the history of science. Next follows an account of the telegraph as it dispenses with metallic conductors altogether, and trusts itself to that weightless ether which brings to the eye the luminous wave. To this succeeds a chapter which considers what elec tricity stands for as one of the supreme resources of human wit, a resource transcending even ?ame itself, bringing articulate speech and writing to new planes of facility and usefulness It is shown that the rapidity with which during a single century electricity has been subdued for human service, illustrates that progress has leaps as well as deliberate steps, so that at last a gulf, all but infinite, divides man from his next of kin.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Author(s) - Benjamin Franklin
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ISBN - 9780266821168
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm
Page Count - 203
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ISBN - 9781330458945
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