The Life and Letters of George John Romanes, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S.
The Life and Letters of George John Romanes, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S.

Author: Ethel Duncan Romanes

Publisher: Alpha Edition

Published: 2023-01-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789356905788

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The Life and Letters of George John Romanes, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S., has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to ensure its preservation by republishing this book in a contemporary format for both current and future generations. This entire book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not made from scanned copies, the text is readable and clear.

Spark from the Deep
Spark from the Deep

Author: William J. Turkel

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 142140981X

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How encounters with strongly electric fish informed our grasp of electricity. Spark from the Deep tells the story of how human beings came to understand and use electricity by studying the evolved mechanisms of strongly electric fish. These animals have the ability to shock potential prey or would-be predators with high-powered electrical discharges. William J. Turkel asks completely fresh questions about the evolutionary, environmental, and historical aspects of people’s interest in electric fish. Stimulated by painful encounters with electric catfish, torpedos, and electric eels, people learned to harness the power of electric shock for medical therapies and eventually developed technologies to store, transmit, and control electricity. Now we look to these fish as an inspiration for engineering new sensors, computer interfaces, autonomous undersea robots, and energy-efficient batteries.