The Infernal Machine: A True Story of Dynamite, Terror, and the Rise of the Modern Detective
In The Infernal Machine, Steven Johnson tells a true story of dynamite, terror, and the rise of the modern detective. Blending the histories of explosive technology, crime, and investigation, the book explores how new threats helped transform the methods used to pursue and understand them.
About This Book
Steven Johnson’s The Infernal Machine is a true story centered on dynamite, terror, and the rise of the modern detective.
The book examines how explosive technology became connected with acts of terror and how those threats shaped investigative work.
It brings together the history of science, crime, and detection in an account of changing methods for confronting danger.
For readers interested in the development of modern investigation, this work offers a historical perspective on the forces that helped define it.
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