| CHAPTER | | PAGE |
| I. | The Birth of the Science of Electricity | [1] |
| II. | Electrical Machines and the Leyden Jar | [9] |
| III. | Electricity in the Atmosphere | [18] |
| IV. | The Electric Current | [27] |
| V. | The Accumulator | [38] |
| VI. | Magnets and Magnetism | [44] |
| VII. | The Production of Magnetism by Electricity | [56] |
| VIII. | The Induction Coil | [61] |
| IX. | The Dynamo and the Electric Motor | [66] |
| X. | Electric Power Stations | [75] |
| XI. | Electricity in Locomotion | [83] |
| XII. | Electric Lighting | [93] |
| XIII. | Electric Heating | [109] |
| XIV. | Electric Bells and Alarms | [116] |
| XV. | Electric Clocks | [124] |
| XVI. | The Telegraph | [128] |
| XVII. | Submarine Telegraphy | [144] |
| XVIII. | The Telephone | [154] |
| XIX. | Some Telegraphic and Telephonic Inventions | [171] |
| XX. | Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony—Principles and Apparatus | [179] |
| XXI. | Wireless Telegraphy—Practical Applications | [203] |
| XXII. | Electroplating and Electrotyping | [213] |
| XXIII. | Industrial Electrolysis | [224] |
| XXIV. | The Röntgen Rays | [228] |
| XXV. | Electricity in Medicine | [241] |
| XXVI. | Ozone | [247] |
| XXVII. | Electric Ignition | [253] |
| XXVIII. | Electro-Culture | [258] |
| XXIX. | Some Recent Applications of Electricity—An Electric Pipe Locator, etc. | [266] |
| XXX. | Electricity in War | [274] |
| XXXI. | What is Electricity? | [287] |
| Index | [295] |