Electric Life: The Hidden Radiance of Everything [Hardcover]

A jolting perspective changer. Kirkus Reviews, starred review


Did you know that bees charge themselves like batteries? That frogs float on magnetic fields, and seals use radar? This groundbreaking nonfiction graphic novel explores the vital but often unexpected roles that electricity and magnetism play in the natural world.

From subatomic particles to our solar system, electromagnetic forces have long formed the building blocks of our reality. Yet the full extent of their impact is only just beginning to come to light.Electric Lifeinvites readers on a breathtaking journey into this unseen world, revealing how electricity and magnetism affect not only humans but also our planet and the universe at large.

Sander Funnemans previous books includeElectric EcosystemandElectric Context. As a research journalist he has worked on various publications, collaborating with numerous scientists, and is a regular contributor to the Dutch magazineThe Optimist. He began his career teaching general economy and statistics in higher professional education, after which he became director of the Template Foundation and consultant for developing new ways of natural education and research. Now, as an international public speaker, he covers a wide range of topics concerning the natural templates that govern life. Sander lives in the Netherlands.

Peter Brouwershas been drawing all his life. At the age of eight, he already knew he wanted to become an artist. Born and raised in Maastricht, the Netherlands, he attended art school there. When he became a father he started to make childrens books. He published eleven books, of whichBertje Bigis his most popular title. In 2009, he began holding art lessons for children and discovered his passion for teaching. He now has students ranging in age from five to seventy attending his daily classes at his studio in Utrecht. This is his first graphic novelã#