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Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
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Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of our quest to master the power of electricity.

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  • Preparing to receive a quarter of a million volts of electricity — The Age of Invention

    Duration: 3:23
  • Liz Bruton tells the story of Guglielmo Marconi's rise to fame — Revelations and Revolutions

    Duration: 9:19
  • The story of Oliver Lodge's 1894 lecture that was to change the world — Revelations and Revolutions

    Duration: 2:57
  • Simon Schaffer and Jim Al-Khalili describe the rivalry that James Clerk Maxwell's work led to — Revelations and Revolutions

    Duration: 2:55
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