Namism of those years when great shipping companies competed to build the biggest fastest ocean liners scientific advances dazzled the public with visions of a world transformed and the rich outdid one another with ostentatious displays of wealth Against this background Marconi races against incredible odds and relentless skepticism to perfect his invention the wireless a prime catalyst for the emergence of the world we know today Meanwhile Crippen the kindest of men nearly commits the perfect crimeWith his superb narrative skills Erik Larson guides these parallel narratives toward a relentlessly suspenseful meeting on the waters of the North Atlantic Along the way he tells of a sad and tragic love affair that was described on the front pages.
thunderstruck pdf Thunderstruck eBookNamism of those years when great shipping companies competed to build the biggest fastest ocean liners scientific advances dazzled the public with visions of a world transformed and the rich outdid one another with ostentatious displays of wealth Against this background Marconi races against incredible odds and relentless skepticism to perfect his invention the wireless a prime catalyst for the emergence of the world we know today Meanwhile Crippen the kindest of men nearly commits the perfect crimeWith his superb narrative skills Erik Larson guides these parallel narratives toward a relentlessly suspenseful meeting on the waters of the North Atlantic Along the way he tells of a sad and tragic love affair that was described on the front pages.