Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE iii
3. CONTENTS vii
4. CHAPTER I. ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY 1
5. CHAPTER II. LIGHTNING 9
6. CHAPTER III. PROTECTION FROM LIGHTNING 12
7. CHAPTER IV. SUPERSTITIONS IN REGARD TO LIGHTNING 19
8. CHAPTER V. CAUSES OF LIGHTNING 23
9. CHAPTER VI. A BAR TO FRANKLIN'S ADVANCE 31
10. CHAPTER VII.NEW METHOD OF STUDYING LIGHTNING 38
11. CHAPTER VIII. THE BEGINNING OF THE ART OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY 43
12. CHAPTER IX. ELECTRIC WAVES 50
13. CHAPTER X. STUDY OF LIGHTNING IN A LABORATORY 55
14. CHAPTER XI. THE AURORA 64
15. CHAPTER XII. LIGHTNING BROUGHT TO EARTH 70
16. CHAPTER XIII. THE ELECTRIC CURRENT 76
17. CHAPTER XIV. THE PARTICLE OF THE ELECTRIC CURRENT 83
18. CHAPTER XV. LIGHT AND THE ELECTRON 96
19. CHAPTER XVI. RADIOACTIVITY 106
20. CHAPTER XVII. ELECTRONS AND IONS 115
21. CHAPTER XVIII. LIGHT AND ELECTRICITY 122
22. CHAPTER XIX. PHOTO-ELECTRICITY 127
23. CHAPTER XX. DIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC ACTION 133
24. CHAPTER XXI. VELOCITY OF ELECTRONS 136
25. CHAPTER XXII. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY 141
26. CHAPTER XXIII. ELECTRONS AND VIOLET LIGHT 145
27. CHAPTER XXIV. THE EXTENT OF NEW VIEWS 152
28. CHAPTER XXV. TELEPATHY 158
29. CHAPTER XXVI. ELECTRONS AND THE X-RAYS 164
30. CHAPTER XXVII. THE TASK OF A FUTURE FARADAY 172
31. INDEX 179