The Fire Above
A Human History of LightningBy Oscar Solomon
Length1h 7m
About this audiobook
In a room in Saint Petersburg, a scientist watches an instrument connected to the gathering storm. Moments later, he is dead.
Lightning had long belonged to the gods. Bringing it within reach of an experiment opened a dangerous new chapter in humanity’s relationship with the sky.
Oscar Solomon follows that story through divine weapons, electrical demonstrations, Benjamin Franklin’s famous kite and the struggle to protect buildings from a force people were only beginning to understand. From fatal experiments to rockets sent into thunderclouds, The Fire Above explores how we learned to study lightning—and how much a single flash can still conceal.
Audiobook details
GenreScience and Nature, History
Length1 hr 7 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 21, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Prologue: The Fire In The Room
2Chapter One: The Weapon Of The Gods
3Chapter Two: Sparks In The Parlour
4Chapter Three: The Kite That Wasn’T Struck
5Chapter Four: Stealing God’S Thunder
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6Chapter Five: The Bolt In Slow Motion
7Chapter Six: Lightning Goes To The Moon
8Chapter Seven: Calling Lightning Down
9Epilogue: Glass From The Sky
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