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Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

The Age of Invention (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 58 min | Documentary
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...See moreJust 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. See less
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Director
Jon Eastman
Producer
Jon Eastman
Editors
John Payazidis | John Wilson
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Updated Oct 13, 2011
Release date
Oct 13, 2011 (United Kingdom)

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6 cast members
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Jim Al-Khalili
Self - Presenter (as Professor Jim Al-Khalili) Self - Presenter (as Professor Jim Al-Khalili)   See fewer
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Iwan Morus
Self - Aberystwyth University (as Dr Iwan Rhys Morus) Self - Aberystwyth University (as Dr Iwan Rhys Morus)   See fewer
Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity (2011)
Frank James
Self - Royal Institution of Great Britain (as Prof Frank James) Self - Royal Institution of Great Britain (as Prof Frank James)   See fewer
Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity (2011)
Paul Israel
Self - Rutgers University (as Dr Paul Israel) Self - Rutgers University (as Dr Paul Israel)   See fewer
The Current War (2017)
W. Bernard Carlson
Self - University of Virginia (as Prof W. Bernard Carlson) Self - University of Virginia (as Prof W. Bernard Carlson)   See fewer
Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity (2011)
Thomas A. Edison
Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited)   See fewer
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