Author illuminates a pivotal power struggle.

From: The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH) | Date: October 25, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Gary Budzak

Oct. 25--AC/DC isn't a biography of the powerful Australian rock band. It is, however, about power.

Electricity can be distributed in two ways: alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC). AC is typically used, for example, when you plug an appliance into a wall socket. DC is generally used when you start a car engine or turn on a flashlight. Why is it that way and not the other way? That's what Tom McNichol, an editor at Wired magazine and a contributor to All Things Considered, tries to answer in this decent new book.

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