Thunderstruck
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Pub. Date:
2006
Language:
English
Description
Tells the interwoven stories of two men--Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication--whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time. Set in Edwardian London, an era of séances, science, and fog, and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, Thunderstruck evokes the dynamism of those years when great shipping companies competed to build the biggest, fastest ocean liners, scientific advances dazzled the public with visions of a world transformed, and the rich outdid one another with ostentatious displays of wealth. Against this background, Marconi races against incredible odds and relentless skepticism to perfect his invention: the wireless, a prime catalyst for the emergence of the world we know today. Meanwhile, Crippen, "the kindest of men, " nearly commits the perfect crime.--From publisher description.
Subjects
Subjects
Biographies
Biography & Autobiography
Case studies
Crippen, Hawley Harvey
Crippen, Hawley Harvey, -- 1862-1910
History
Inventors
Inventors -- Italy -- Biography
Investigation
Marconi, Guglielmo
Marconi, Guglielmo, -- 1874-1937
Marconi system
Murder
Murder -- England -- London -- Case studies
Murder -- Investigation -- Great Britain -- Case studies
Murderers
Murderers -- England -- London -- Biography
Nonfiction
Technology
Telegraph, Wireless
Telegraph, Wireless -- Marconi system -- History
Biography & Autobiography
Case studies
Crippen, Hawley Harvey
Crippen, Hawley Harvey, -- 1862-1910
History
Inventors
Inventors -- Italy -- Biography
Investigation
Marconi, Guglielmo
Marconi, Guglielmo, -- 1874-1937
Marconi system
Murder
Murder -- England -- London -- Case studies
Murder -- Investigation -- Great Britain -- Case studies
Murderers
Murderers -- England -- London -- Biography
Nonfiction
Technology
Telegraph, Wireless
Telegraph, Wireless -- Marconi system -- History
More Details
ISBN:
9781400080663
9780307351920
9780739346860
9781400080670
9780307351920
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Tells the interwoven stories of two men--Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Marconi, the obsessive creator of a seemingly supernatural means of communication--whose lives intersect during one of the greatest criminal chases of all time. Set in Edwardian London, an era of séances, science, and fog, and on the stormy coasts of Cornwall, Cape Cod, and Nova Scotia, Thunderstruck evokes the dynamism of those years when great shipping companies competed to build the biggest, fastest ocean liners, scientific advances dazzled the public with visions of a world transformed, and the rich outdid one another with ostentatious displays of wealth. Against this background, Marconi races against incredible odds and relentless skepticism to perfect his invention: the wireless, a prime catalyst for the emergence of the world we know today. Meanwhile, Crippen, "the kindest of men, " nearly commits the perfect crime.--From publisher description.
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Murder -- England -- London -- Case studies
Murder -- Investigation -- Great Britain -- Case studies
Murderers -- England -- London -- Biography
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Case studies
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Inventors -- Italy -- Biography
Marconi, Guglielmo, -- 1874-1937
Murder -- England -- London -- Case studies
Murder -- Investigation -- Great Britain -- Case studies
Murderers -- England -- London -- Biography
Telegraph, Wireless -- Marconi system -- History
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Thunderstruck
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Investigation
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Murder
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Telegraph, Wireless
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History
Inventors
Investigation
Marconi system
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Murder
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Technology
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