Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Synopsis: Three programmes telling the story of electricity and the history of its discovery and applications. The first programme SPARK, is about the very first scientists who studied electricity. Known as ‘natural philosophers’ they examined electricity’s link to life, built instruments to create it and even tamed lightning. Programme two, The AGE OF INVENTION exammines the connections between electriticity and magnetism and looks at the work of Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison, who developed their rival electrical currents: AC and DC. The final programme REVELATIONS AND REVOLUTIONS examines the discovery of electric fields and electromagnetic waves, as well as looking to the future with the potential applications of superconductivity.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Notes: Broadcast on 06 October 2011, BBC Four at 9pm
Subjects: History; Science
Keywords: Edison, Thomas (1847-1931); electricity; history of science; lightning; magnetism; Shelley, Mary; superconducting magnets; superconductivity; Tesla, Nicola

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