Modern Views of Electricity
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"Modern Views of Electricity" is a scientific work by physicist Oliver Lodge that presents and explains contemporary (late 19th–early 20th century) theories and discoveries about electricity and electromagnetism for a broad audience.
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| Modern Views of Electricity canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Modern Views of Electricity Context triple: [Oliver Lodge, notableWork, Modern Views of Electricity]
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A.
The History and Present State of Electricity
The History and Present State of Electricity is an influential 18th-century scientific treatise by Joseph Priestley that surveys and synthesizes contemporary knowledge and experiments on electricity.
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B.
Modern Electrics
Modern Electrics was an early 20th-century American magazine focused on amateur radio and electrical technology that became historically significant as one of the first platforms for science fiction under editor-publisher Hugo Gernsback.
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C.
Experimental Researches in Electricity
Experimental Researches in Electricity is Michael Faraday’s landmark series of scientific papers detailing his foundational experiments and discoveries in electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
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D.
The Evolution of Physics
The Evolution of Physics is a popular science book co-authored by Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld that explains the historical development and fundamental concepts of modern physics for a general audience.
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E.
The Future of Power
The Future of Power is a book by political scientist Joseph S. Nye Jr. that analyzes how globalization and technological change are transforming the nature and distribution of power in international relations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Modern Views of Electricity Target entity description: "Modern Views of Electricity" is a scientific work by physicist Oliver Lodge that presents and explains contemporary (late 19th–early 20th century) theories and discoveries about electricity and electromagnetism for a broad audience.
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A.
The History and Present State of Electricity
The History and Present State of Electricity is an influential 18th-century scientific treatise by Joseph Priestley that surveys and synthesizes contemporary knowledge and experiments on electricity.
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B.
Modern Electrics
Modern Electrics was an early 20th-century American magazine focused on amateur radio and electrical technology that became historically significant as one of the first platforms for science fiction under editor-publisher Hugo Gernsback.
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C.
Experimental Researches in Electricity
Experimental Researches in Electricity is Michael Faraday’s landmark series of scientific papers detailing his foundational experiments and discoveries in electromagnetism and electrochemistry.
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D.
The Evolution of Physics
The Evolution of Physics is a popular science book co-authored by Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld that explains the historical development and fundamental concepts of modern physics for a general audience.
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E.
The Future of Power
The Future of Power is a book by political scientist Joseph S. Nye Jr. that analyzes how globalization and technological change are transforming the nature and distribution of power in international relations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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scientific work ⓘ |
| aim |
to explain modern electrical theory to lay readers
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to popularize recent discoveries in electricity and electromagnetism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Oliver Lodge’s public lectures on electricity ⓘ |
| author | Oliver Lodge ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| expositionStyle |
didactic lectures
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non‑mathematical explanations ⓘ |
| field |
electricity
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electromagnetism ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| genre | popular science ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
presents late 19th‑century views of electricity
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reflects early 20th‑century developments in electromagnetism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general audience
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non‑specialist readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bridging academic physics and the educated public
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historical overview of electrical science up to the early 1900s ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Maxwell’s equations
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linked to:
Maxwell's equations
electromagnetic radiation ⓘ ether theories of electromagnetism ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Work of Hertz and Some of His Successors
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linked to:
Hertzian waves
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| topic |
Maxwellian electromagnetism
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contemporary theories of electricity ⓘ electric charge ⓘ electric fields ⓘ electrical conduction ⓘ electrical induction ⓘ electrical units and measurements ⓘ electromagnetic theory ⓘ electromagnetic waves ⓘ magnetic fields ⓘ |
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Subject: Modern Views of Electricity Description of subject: "Modern Views of Electricity" is a scientific work by physicist Oliver Lodge that presents and explains contemporary (late 19th–early 20th century) theories and discoveries about electricity and electromagnetism for a broad audience.
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