All four books in the Professor Bradshaw Mysteries thus far, A SPARK OF DEATH, FATAL INDUCTION, & CAPACITY FOR MURDER, and THE EDISON EFFECT, have passed rigorous peer reviews by the Washington Academy of Sciences and earned their Science Seal of Approval.
From the Academy: “The Academy therefore offers those Academy members who have written a science-heavy book, the opportunity to submit the book to our editors for review of the science therein. The manuscript receives the same rigorous scientific review that we accord articles published in our Journal. If the reviewer(s) determine(s)that the science is accurate, the author may then continue the publishing process of choice and the book may display the seal of The Washington Academy of Sciences.”
The Washington Academy of Sciences was incorporated in 1898 as an affiliation of eight Washington D.C. area scientific societies. The formation of the Academy culminated a decade of planning under the leadership of the Philosophical Society of Washington. The founders included Alexander Graham Bell and Samuel Langley, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. The purpose of the new Academy was to encourage the advancement of science and “to conduct, endow, or assist investigation in any department of science.” That purpose guided the Academy throughout its first 100 years and will continue to be our guide through the coming century.
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These fast-paced mysteries feature Benjamin Bradshaw, Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington. Bradshaw’s electrical forensic and investigative skills, combined with a keen understanding of human nature, bring the Seattle Police, and murder, often to his doorstep during the social and scientific turmoil of the early twentieth century.
Book 1: A SPARK OF DEATH Science featured: The Tesla Coil, forensics
Book 2: FATAL INDUCTION Science featured: Telephonic systems, forensics, medicines
Book 3: CAPACITY FOR MURDER Science featured: Electrotherapy, forensics, poison
Book 4: THE EDISON EFFECT: Science featured: Historical inventors, Zamboni pile, deep-sea diving (September 2014)
