Edited by George Iles
PREFACE
CONTENTS
FRANKLIN IDENTIFIES LIGHTNING WITH ELECTRICITY
FARADAY'S DISCOVERIES LEADING UP TO THE ELECTRIC DYNAMO AND MOTOR
PROFESSOR JOSEPH HENRY'S INVENTION OF THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH
THE FIRST ATLANTIC CABLES
BELL'S TELEPHONIC RESEARCHES
PHOTOGRAPHING THE UNSEEN: THE ROENTGEN RAY
THE WIRELESS TELEGRAPH
ELECTRICITY, WHAT ITS MASTERY MEANS: WITH A REVIEW AND A PROSPECT
COUNT RUMFORD IDENTIFIES HEAT WITH MOTION.
VICTORY OF THE "ROCKET" LOCOMOTIVE.