Electricity
By: written by Steve Parker
Edition: American ed.
Series: DK eyewitness books; DK eyewitness books
Publisher: DK
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9781465408990
Subjects: Electricity; Juvenile literature; Electric power
Other titles: Eyewitness electricity
Description: This book discusses the properties of electricity and describes how it is made and used.
Notes: Includes glossary.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [68]) and index.

4-8 Medialog, Inc.

Accelerated Reader UG 8.5 1 1 11061

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: CD-ROM drive.
Table of contents: title: A mysterious force - Ideas about electricity - The quest for knowledge - Collecting electric charge - Using charges - A flow of charge - Electricity from chemicals - Circuits and conductors - Resisting electricity - Measuring and quantifying - Magnetism from electricity - Electromagnets - Electromagnets at work - Discoveries using electricity - Electricity from magnetism - Magneto-electric machines - Making things move - Manipulating electricity - Early electricity supplies - The power plant - Electricity in the home - Electrical appliances - Electricity and medicine - Heat, pressure, and light - Investigating cathode rays - Communicating with electricity - Talking with electricity - Communicating without wires - Television - Did you know? - Life without electricity.