Yates Raymond F. A Boy and a Battery

Revised Edition. — New York, Evanston: Harper & Row Publishers, 1959. — 119 p. Illustrated with Photographs and Drawings by the Author.The great giant, Electricity, slumbered for countless millions of years before he was discovered and aroused by man. The early experimenters were mystified and confused. Here was a curious power that could not be seen, weighed or heard and yet it appeared everywhere and it was eventually proven to be a part of all things. The human race had lived for centuries in a great sea of electricity without knowing it. Indeed electricity is constantly flowing through our bodies although we are unaware of its presence. We cannot wink an eye or slightly flex a muscle without setting up electric currents.The Electricity Makers
The Early Battery Makers
More about Batteries
We Make a Battery
We Discover Electromagnetism
A Magic Current Detector
The Magnetic Diver
Gas from Electricity
A Fuse Is Blown!
Turning Detective with a Microphone
Magic Electric Writing
Making a Motor Is Fun!
How To Make a Thermoelectric Cell
The Solar Battery
The Atomic Battery