Thunderstruck
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What’s it about?
In Edwardian London, a mild-mannered doctor commits a grisly murder and flees across the Atlantic, while a brilliant inventor races to perfect wireless telegraphy—their fates collide in a historic chase that changes crime and communication forever.
You’ll learn
- How Marconi's obsession conquered distance
- The Crippen case: first wireless manhunt
- Edwardian society on the cusp of modernity
- Technology's power to connect and betray