The Bright DesignRelates the history of man's discoveries in the field of electrical energy, from the manufacture of the compass in the 12th century to the atomic bomb. |
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The Scientists and the Bright Design 9 | |
The Stone That Is Alive | |
A Sphere of Sulphur 19 | |
Copyright | |
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