Invisible
the dangerous allure of the unseen
by Philip Ball
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If offered the chance--by cloak, spell or superpower--to be invisible, who wouldn't want to give it a try? We are drawn to the idea of stealthy voyeurism and the ability to conceal our own acts, but as desirable as it may seem, invisibility is also dangerous. It is not just an optical phenomenon, but a condition full of ethical questions. As esteemed science writer Philip Ball reveals in this book, the story of invisibility is not so much a matter of how it might be achieved but of why we want it and what we would do with it.
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Invisible: the dangerous allure of the unseen
2015, The University of Chicago Press
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022623889X 9780226238890
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Invisible: the dangerous allure of the unseen
2014, The Bodley Head
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1847922899 9781847922892
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"Originally published by Bodley Head, 2013"--Title-page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [283]-310) and index.
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