Why does light appear after you flick on a light switch? Where does electricity come from? Questions such as these are answered in this age-appropriate and educational book all about electricity, which is a common part of elementary science curricula. This engaging text explains basic scientific concepts to young readers to teach them about how electricity works, where it comes from, and how we use it in our everyday lives. Vibrant, full-color photographs...

Science journalist Sally Adee breaks open the field of bioelectricity--the electric currents that run through our bodies and every living thing--its misunderstood history, and why new discoveries will lead to new ways around antibiotic resistance, cleared arteries, and new ways to combat cancer.

To stop Hatch from using the Elgen fleet to gain world power, Michael and the rest of the Electroclan must destroy the lead ship, but divisions within the Electroclan threaten the success of their operation.

The Invention Hunters visit a child's home in their flying museum, where they learn how electricity works.

Nikola Tesla was a genius, who revolutionized how the world looks at electricity.

With Michael missing, the members of the Electrocian are divided, leaving them vulnerable to Hatch's forces.

Albert Einstein characterized the work of James Clerk Maxwell as the "most profound and the most fruitful that physics has experienced since the time of Newton." Max Planck went even further, declaring that "he achieved greatness unequalled," and Richard Feynman asserted that "From a long view of the history of mankind - seen from, say, ten thousand years from now - there can be little doubt that the most significant event of the nineteenth century...

Michael Vey, a fourteen-year old who has Tourette's syndrome and special electric powers, finds there are others like him, and must rely on his powers to save himself and the others from a diabolical group seeking to control them.