Blood and Volts: Edison, Tesla and the Electric Chair

by Th. Metzger

Book Overview

An ax murderer, two of the most brilliant scientific minds of the century, billions of dollars in profit, precedent-setting legal battles, secrets of life and death--all of these come together in the story of the first electric chair. In BLOOD AND VOLTS, Th. Metzger uses a unique synthesis of scholarship, storytelling and cultural critique to present a clear and compelling story: America struggling to define itself through scientific innovation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1570270600
• ISBN13: 9781570270604
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Autonomedia
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"