Invisible: The Dangerous Allure of the Unseen

"A very fun, largely chronological journey through invisibility, beginning with myth and early magicians, ending with quantum physics." —The New Yorker

In this lively look at a timeless idea, Ball provides the first comprehensive history of our fascination with the unseen. This sweeping narrative moves from medieval spell books to the latest nanotechnology, from fairy tales to telecommunications, from camouflage to ghosts to the dawn of nuclear physics and the discovery of dark energy. Alon...