Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity - Season 1 Episode 2 The Age of Invention

Name: Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
Genre: Documentary
Released: 20 Oct 2011
Rating: 7.90
Cast: Jim Al-Khalili

2011-10-20 45 minutes.

7.90 16 votes

Documentary

Episodes
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Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Oct 06, 2011

1 - 1

Spark Oct 06, 2011
1 - 2

The Age of Invention Oct 13, 2011
1 - 3

Revelations and Revolutions Oct 20, 2011

Overview

Just under 200 years ago scientists discovered something profound, that electricity is connected to another of nature's most fundamental forces - magnetism. In the second episode, Jim discovers how harnessing the link between magnetism and electricity would completely transform the world, allowing us to generate a seemingly limitless amount of electric power which we could utilise to drive machines, communicate across continents and light our homes. This is the story of how scientists and engineers unlocked the nature of electricity in an extraordinary century of innovation and invention.

Year 2011

Studio BBC Four

Director

Crew Jim Al-Khalili (Presenter)

Popularity 0.6476

Language English