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”Turner's pathbreaking book deftly unpacks a key feature of modern history—the battery.” — Megan A. Black, MIT

”Engrossing and sobering, Charged is essential reading for anyone concerned about environment, energy, and the sustainable future.” — H-Net Reviews

”In Charged, Turner offers an eminently readable, elegantly precise treatise on the topic of batteries.”—Science

Finalist for the
Cundill History Prize

Gold Medal, Sustainability

Nautilus Book Awards

Winner, 24th 
Susanne M. Glasscock Book Prize

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What makes Charged 
interesting?  Jurors for the Cundill History Prize offer their take in this 3-minute video.

This website is a companion to the book, Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future.  Read recent reviews of Charged from Science and H-Net Reviews.

Want a preview of Charged?  See chapter excerpts here…

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James Morton Turner, Charged:  A History  of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future (University of Washington Press, 2022).  charged.the.book@gmail.com

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