A history of traveling magicians, inventors, popular science lecturers, and other presenters of """"miracle science"""" who revealed science and technology to the public in awe-inspiring way, including electrical """"wizards"""" Nikola Tesla and Thomas Alva Edison, vaudeville performers such as Harry Houdini, UFO cultists, and practitioners of New Age science.
A history of traveling magicians, inventors, popular science lecturers, and other presenters of """"miracle science"""" who revealed science and technology to the public in awe-inspiring way, including electrical """"wizards"""" Nikola Tesla and Thomas Alva Edison, vaudeville performers such as Harry Houdini, UFO cultists, and practitioners of New Age science.
FRED NADIS writes about American cultural history, science, and technology, and the popular arts. He earned a Ph.D. in American studies from the University of Texas in 2002, and he currently lives with his wife and two children in Kyoto, Japan, where he teaches in the Graduate School of American Studies at Doshisha University.
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Contents Acknowledgements ix Preface xi Part l: Electric Wonders Introduction 3 1 The Electric Wonder Show 21 2 The Techno-Wizard 48 Part ll: Mystic Vaudeville 3 The Hypnotist 85 4 The Magician 113 5 The Mind Reader 138 Part III: Millennial Wonders 6 The Missionaries 179 7 Flying Saucers 211 8 The Many Gospels 230 Bibliographical Essay 263 Notes 275 Index 307
Contents Acknowledgements ix Preface xi Part l: Electric Wonders Introduction 3 1 The Electric Wonder Show 21 2 The Techno-Wizard 48 Part ll: Mystic Vaudeville 3 The Hypnotist 85 4 The Magician 113 5 The Mind Reader 138 Part III: Millennial Wonders 6 The Missionaries 179 7 Flying Saucers 211 8 The Many Gospels 230 Bibliographical Essay 263 Notes 275 Index 307
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