This present work is in some respects a sequel to the Pioneers of Electricityand it deals with the lives and principal achievements of those distinguishedmen to... » 

This present work is in some respects a sequel to the Pioneers of Electricityand it deals with the lives and principal achievements of those distinguishedmen to whom we are indebted for the introduction of the electric telegraph andtelephone as well as other marvels of science. This early works will appealgreatly to any historian and is illustrated throughout. Many of the earliestbooks particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before are nowextremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classicworks in affordable high quality modern editions using the original text andartwork. «