Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Animal Electricity 17
6. 2. A World of Cells, Molecules, and Atoms 43
7. 3. The Animal Battery 75
8. 4. Hodgkin and Huxley before the War 105
9. 5. The Mystery of Nerve Conduction Explained 133
10. 6. Heart to Heart 163
11. 7. Nerve to Muscle 185
12. 8. Use It or Lose It 221
13. 9. Broadcasting in the Volume Conductor 255
14. 10. The Bionic Century 289
15. Epilogue 311
16. Notes 317
17. References 319
18. Acknowledgments 329
19. Index 331