Book ID: CBB478751200

The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life (2020)

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Arthur Firstenberg (Author)


Chelsea Green Publishing Co.


Publication Date: 2020
Physical Details: 576
Language: English

Over the last 220 years, society has evolved a universal belief that electricity is ‘safe’ for humanity and the planet. Scientist and journalist Arthur Firstenberg disrupts this conviction by telling the story of electricity in a way it has never been told before―from an environmental point of view―by detailing the effects that this fundamental societal building block has had on our health and our planet. In The Invisible Rainbow, Firstenberg traces the history of electricity from the early eighteenth century to the present, making a compelling case that many environmental problems, as well as the major diseases of industrialized civilization―heart disease, diabetes, and cancer―are related to electrical pollution.

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Authors & Contributors
Jarrige, François
Le Roux, Thomas
Alfonso De Nardo
Skelton, Leona J.
Salvatore Vinciguerra
David Bond
Concepts
Environmental history
Science and society
Environmental pollution
Science and politics
Science and culture
Water pollution
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
18th century
21st century
17th century
16th century
Places
Italy
United States
North America
Great Britain
Apennines
South Carolina (U.S.)
Institutions
School of Milan
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
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