Rare Vintage Book A NEW ELECTRONIC THEORY OF LIFE Otto Overbeck - 1926 2nd Edition 98 Years Old
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• Description: Rare Vintage Book A NEW ELECTRONIC THEORY OF LIFE Otto Overbeck - 1926 2nd Edition 98 Years Young
This vintage book titled "A New Electronic Theory Of Life" by O. C. J. G. L. Overbeck is a rare find for collectors.
It was printed in 1926 and is a 2nd edition hardcover book. The book has special attributes that make it a unique piece for collectors and enthusiasts. It belongs to the category of antiquarian and collectable books.
The book has unfortunately been used as a test pad for somebody's red pen (worst scribbles shown in listing), nonetheless all pages are present and fully legible meaning thus Unique Book is ready to be added to your collection.
It contains valuable information on the titled subject and is a must-have for anyone interested in the topic. The book was published by Overbeck in Suffolk, United Kingdom.
Otto Overbeck was a British chemist and prominent advocate of electrotherapy in the early twentieth century. Overbeck patented aspects of the Overbeck Rejuvenator in many countries during the late 1920s, and marketed it. He also proposed a "theory of electric health", which he advocated in A New Electronic Theory of Life (1925). In this book, Overbeck linked all manner of ailments with an imbalance of electricity. Restoring the natural balance of the electric body, Overbeck argued, could overcome all illness apart from those caused by germs or deformity. The Rejuvenator was not an electric "shock" device in the traditional sense; rather, it made use of very small, harmless, levels of electric current, which were applied to affected areas on the body by means of intricately shaped electrodes. He became very wealthy with the immense popularity of his device
Electrotherapy is most often associated with its modern manifestations, yet it has a tradition that stretches back to at least the mid-18th century. One of the major advocates of this technique was Otto Overbeck (1852-1937), an eccentric industrial scientist and inventor. He studied chemistry at University College London and worked for a brewery in Grimsby as scientific director—a common career path for chemists in the late 19th century. While there, Overbeck patented a number of devices in relation to his work, but he is best remembered for contributions to electrotherapy in his later life.
It is the middle of the Roaring 20s. Jazz rules the airwaves as a new generation of socialites shock the middle classes with their heady merry-go-round of cocktail parties and cabaret. In an era of youthful excess, what do you do when it becomes increasingly difficult to keep up with the bright young things?
Otto Overbeck claimed to have the answer: wire yourself up to his “Rejuvenator”, plug in the battery and enjoy the scintillating buzz of an electric current that slowly restores your body’s youthful vigour. He claimed the device could dissolve the aches and fatigue of age, reverse baldness, and restore colour to greying hair. It could even soothe serious medical complaints, according to his pamphlets. Applying its electrodes to the eyelids could “treat” vision loss, for instance, and zapping your head or back could heal chronic pain.
Orders for the Rejuvenator flew in from across the globe, although Overbeck attracted the ire of doctors. It sounds like the tale of an inscrupulous quack, but there is a twist: remarkably similar devices are now showing promise for the treatment of many disorders, including depression and dementia.
Overbeck was born in 1860 to a family of mixed European origins that had recently moved to England. He studied chemistry at University College London before becoming scientific director of a brewery in Grimsby. He seems to have been more of an inventor and entrepreneur at heart, though, winning patents for innovations such as new machines for brewing beer, a yeast-based “Nutritious Extract” similar to Marmite.
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