Part Ⅰ Illuminations: The Light of Reason Chapter 1: Interpretations Chapter 2: Electricity and Enlightenment Part Ⅱ Shocking Inventions: Instruments Chapter 1: Robert Boyle and the Air-pump Chapter 2: Francis Hauksbee and the Electrical Machine Chapter 3: Stephen Gray and the Charity Boy Chapter 4: Pieter van Musschenbroek and the Leyden Jar Part Ⅲ Lightning Cures: Applications Chapter 1: Benjamin Franklin Chapter 2: Knobs or Points? Chapter 3: The Business of Medicine Chapter 4: Therapeutic Shocks Part Ⅳ Sparks of Imagination: Theories Chapter 1: Problems Chapter 2: Fluids and Atmospheres Chapter 3: Theological Aethers Chapter 4: Measurement and Mathematics Part Ⅴ The Flow of Life: Current Electricity Chapter 1: Henry Cavendish and the Torpedo Chapter 2: Luigi Galvani and his Frogs Chapter 3: Alessandro Volta and his Pile Chapter 4: Resuscitation