Spark

If you ever wondered why an electric eel doesn't electrocute itself, that's the book for you. It offers an informative and entertaining look at the intersection of biology and electricity. Well worth a read/ a listen.......more

Really interesting. Sometimes a bit much for my physics-stupid brain, but an interesting insight into the history of electricity......more

Learning so much about electricity’s role in the neurons was unexpected and a happy surprise. Also good was his method of reporting disagreements with past and current beliefs. He tries to simplify, apologizing for his few equations, but the few pictures are appreciated, and more would be useful. He......more

An excellent read, giving me a straightforward history in the development and understanding of electricity. This book is able to provide information in a very easy to understand way. Very useful for people novel to the fields of physics, biology, electrical engineering, or neuroscience. However, I di......more

I technically DNFed at 80% but I’m marking as read I thought the early history of electricity was super interesting, but it took a bit of a turn for me. Reasons I DNFed: He disparages the field of chemistry multiple times in a book that **checks notes** is about electricity. Electricity is simply the......more