Soubhagya reviewed Conquering the Electron by Derek T. Cheung
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4 stars
“Conquering the Electron” covers the history of electricity and electronics. It starts from static charges and magnetism. In a chronological order, it gradually covers the great discoveries and inventions related to electricity, the innovators and the business and social landscape. It ends the narration with mobile phones. The authors have tried to limit the technical description to the minimum to make the book suitable for common audience. Still they have tried to cover the basic concepts well. They have put more focus on the engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs and their behaviors. They have covered the social landscape during the innovations well. They have also covered the business and legal aspects of these innovations.
I like both history and science. So, I found the content very engaging. I think teaching scientific inventions and discoveries with its historical context makes those easy to understand. On the other hand, keeping the historical context …
“Conquering the Electron” covers the history of electricity and electronics. It starts from static charges and magnetism. In a chronological order, it gradually covers the great discoveries and inventions related to electricity, the innovators and the business and social landscape. It ends the narration with mobile phones. The authors have tried to limit the technical description to the minimum to make the book suitable for common audience. Still they have tried to cover the basic concepts well. They have put more focus on the engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs and their behaviors. They have covered the social landscape during the innovations well. They have also covered the business and legal aspects of these innovations.
I like both history and science. So, I found the content very engaging. I think teaching scientific inventions and discoveries with its historical context makes those easy to understand. On the other hand, keeping the historical context out not only makes the topic dull, but also tough to grasp.