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BBC4 series - Shock and Awe - the History of Electricity

  • 06-10-2011 11:28AM
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    mike65
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    BBC4 9:00pm-10:00pm Thu 6 Oct

    Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

    Episode 1 of 3

    Spark New series. Jim Al-Khalili charts the history of mankind's attempt to understand and harness the power of electricity. He begins by exploring the writings and theories of scientific innovators including Humphrey Davy and Stephen Gray, and examines the methods they used to create and control electrical forces. He also tells the story of the battery, the first major breakthrough in mankind's battle to use electricity for its own ends

    Jim Al-Khalili is probably my favourite "tv scientist" these days, always accessible without patronising or dumbing down unnecessarily.


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