All About Lightning (Paperback)

by Martin A. Uman (Author)

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Highly readable and nontechnical, this illustrated survey explores the nature and causes of lightning. Topics include ball lightning, St. Elmo's Fire, the workings of lightning rods, the effects of  lightning on trees and buildings, the formation of thunderstorms, how to photograph lightning, and other fascinating subjects.

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Product Details Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Dover Publications (January 1, 1987) Language: English ISBN-10: 048625237X ISBN-13: 978-0486252377 Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #795,868 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book., October 21, 2000 By  Bryce Tennant (Rochester, New York) - See all my reviews I recommend this book to all who have any interest in natural science. I was personally surprised at how interesting of a read this book was. Ulman did well brining to "light" topics that have plagued me about lightning since my childhood. He also satiated my engineering taste for technical aspects of the electrical phenomena. Photographs and diagrams add well to the text and support the facts presented without overburdening the reader with too much information. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Well Done., January 26, 2000 By  rareoopdvds (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)       Martin Umans book of, what I would call an intro to lightning (if there is such a thing). I dont claim to be a scientist or know much about the weather, however I found many of Umans boo fascinating as his writing was clear and easy to understand. Some of the technical aspects were a little above me, yet learning about the different kinds of lightning, what lightning does and what is typical to expect from lightning I found very...well....enlightening (sorry about the pun). I found it to be a fun book that was a delight to read. 8 of 9 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Best book to learn about lightning and related subjects, April 7, 2002 By  Kenneth Friend (Cedar Falls, IA United States) - See all my reviews Within my awareness, this is the best author on the physics of lightning (voltage, current, charge, speed, event sequence, frequency of occurrence, length/width of channel, temperature, etc). Related subjects such as injuries, death rate, damage, protection, thunderstorms, harnessing power, etc are also discussed. The book could use updating with data acquired in the last 16 years (1986-2002). An improvement to the book could be more info on lightning protection. Another book by Uman, 'Lightning', is less general and more technical about the physics of lightning.		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars inspirational it was a good present for my uncle who has been struck by lightning. Published on June 7, 2007 by Tammy R. Neys 5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative If you want to learn about lightening without too much science this is a great book. Very well written by a top scientist in the field. Published on September 8, 2005 by Sam Johnson 5.0 out of 5 stars Good information source An excellent little book on lightning, especially for its price. Fairly non-technical, it gives a fine overview of nearly all the known characteristics of different types of... Read more Published on September 7, 2005 by R. L. Nelson 5.0 out of 5 stars Lightning Explained Simply Dr. Uman's book is excellent! It gives clear, concise answers about what we know (and don't know) about Lightning in the form of question and answer essays. Read more Published on May 20, 1998 5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant book! It makes your world a little bit bigger!! Clear, concise, entertaining. Uman takes on the 50 most common questions about lightning and gives explanations in plain English. Read more Published on July 5, 1997 Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (January 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 048625237X
• ISBN-13: 978-0486252377
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #795,868 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book., October 21, 2000

By	Bryce Tennant (Rochester, New York) - See all my reviews

I recommend this book to all who have any interest in natural science. I was personally surprised at how interesting of a read this book was. Ulman did well brining to "light" topics that have plagued me about lightning since my childhood. He also satiated my engineering taste for technical aspects of the electrical phenomena. Photographs and diagrams add well to the text and support the facts presented without overburdening the reader with too much information.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well Done., January 26, 2000

By	rareoopdvds (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Martin Umans book of, what I would call an intro to lightning (if there is such a thing). I dont claim to be a scientist or know much about the weather, however I found many of Umans boo fascinating as his writing was clear and easy to understand. Some of the technical aspects were a little above me, yet learning about the different kinds of lightning, what lightning does and what is typical to expect from lightning I found very...well....enlightening (sorry about the pun). I found it to be a fun book that was a delight to read.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book to learn about lightning and related subjects, April 7, 2002

By	Kenneth Friend (Cedar Falls, IA United States) - See all my reviews

Within my awareness, this is the best author on the physics of lightning (voltage, current, charge, speed, event sequence, frequency of occurrence, length/width of channel, temperature, etc). Related subjects such as injuries, death rate, damage, protection, thunderstorms, harnessing power, etc are also discussed. The book could use updating with data acquired in the last 16 years (1986-2002). An improvement to the book could be more info on lightning protection. Another book by Uman, 'Lightning', is less general and more technical about the physics of lightning.