Faraday Suit
Series
- Series Name
- Living Tomorrow
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 3
- Summary
- COI synopsis: Electricity distribution stations need constant maintenance to ensure supply. The men who perform this hazardous task work in close proximity to live cables of massive voltage. Faraday’s experiments of a century ago have provided a solution to the problem of these men’s safety; a tough working garment, incorporating a metal mesh, which protects them from the static electric charges that could otherwise prove fatal.
- Keywords
- Science and technology; Safety devices; Engineering
- Written sources
- COI Microfilm Roll 52 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1458/206
- Credits:
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- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Cutter
- Fred Goodland
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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London W1T 1LN - Notes
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