Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.
Contents
Turn it on! -- Conductors and how they work -- Insulators and how they work -- Conductors and insulators everywhere -- Conductor or insulator? -- Lightning! -- The electrifying third rail -- Water: conductor or insulator? -- Air : conductor or insulator? -- The mighty vacuum -- What are semiconductors? -- What are superconductors? -- What's next for conductors and insulators?