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Wonder Shows: Performing Science, Magic, and Religion in America
Fred Nadis
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.
336 pages, 31b/w illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 13, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780813535159 |
| Publishers | Rutgers University Press |
| Pages | 318 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 28 mm · 712 g |
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