Volume I: Electric Power Imagined

The materials in this volume cover the works of those for whom electricity became a vessel to say new things about energy and create a new means of generating motive force. This collection will be of great interest to students and scholars of the History of Science.

The materials in this volume cover the works of the natural philosophers, mathematicians, engineers, and entertainers for whom electricity became a vessel to say new things about energy and create a new means of generating motive force. The papers, books, and experiments explore the ways in which electricity transforms from a force of nature into a source of energy. Accompanied by extensive editorial commentary, this collection will be of great interest to students and scholars of the History of Science.