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W. H. (William Henry) McCormick
1884–1952
A clear, practical writer on modern technology, he introduced general readers to subjects that were transforming everyday life, from electricity to aircraft and ships. His books have the brisk, explanatory feel of early popular science at a time when new inventions were changing the world fast.
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Electricity
by W. H. (William Henry) McCormick
About the author
Born in 1884 and deceased in 1952, W. H. McCormick wrote straightforward nonfiction for readers curious about science and modern machines. The work most easily confirmed today is Electricity (published in 1915), a book that explains electrical ideas and their uses for a broad audience.
Library and catalog records also link him to later books including The Modern Book of Aeroplanes (1936), The Modern Book of Lighthouses, Life-Boats & Lightships (1936), and The Modern Book of Ships (1938). Taken together, these titles suggest a writer especially interested in explaining the technologies of transport, communication, and engineering in an accessible way.
Very little biographical detail beyond his dates is readily confirmed from reliable online library sources, so the person behind the books remains somewhat elusive. Even so, his surviving titles give a good sense of his appeal: he wrote for readers who wanted to understand how the modern world worked.