Sinopsis de THE INVISIBLE RAINBOW : A HISTORY OF ELECTRICITY AND LIFE
Electricity has shaped the modern world. But how has it affected our health and environment? Over the last 220 years, society has evolved a universal belief that electricity is 'safe' for humanity and the planet. Scientist and journalist Arthur Firstenberg disrupts this conviction by telling the story of electricity in a way it has never been told before - from an environmental point of view - by detailing the effects that this fundamental societal building block has had on our health and our planet. In The Invisible Rainbow, Firstenberg traces the history of electricity from the early eighteenth century to the present, making a compelling case that many environmental problems, as well as the major diseases of industrialised civilisation - heart disease, diabetes, and cancer - are related to electrical pollution.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Chelsea Green Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781645020097
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 480
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda
Fecha de lanzamiento: 15/06/2020
Año de edición: 2020
Alto: 23.0 cm
Ancho: 15.0 cm
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Arthur Firstenberg
Se licenció en Matemáticas en la Universidad de Cornell y en Medicina en Universidad de California. Tras una lesión por sobredosis de rayos X interrumpió su carrera médica. Durante los últimos treinta y ocho años ha sido investigador, consultor y conferencista sobre los efectos sobre la salud y el medio ambiente de la radiación electromagnética.