Revelations and Revolution

Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). Infobase (Added Author). Open University. (Added Author).

Summary: Today we can hardly imagine life without electrical power - it defines our era. It creates human connections. It is the lifeblood of civil society. But how did we arrive here, at a place in which our understanding of electricity is matched, if not overwhelmed, by our dependence on it? Bringing the scientific history of electricity to a dramatic conclusion, this program describes how a new age dawned - how researchers discovered electric fields and electromagnetic waves. Viewers learn about the achievements of James Clerk Maxwell, Heinrich Hertz, Oliver Lodge, Jagadish Bose, William Crookes, Herbert Matare, Heinrich Welker, and others. The program also asks whether or not tomorrow might bring yet another breakthrough - because if we can understand the secret of electrical superconductivity we could once again transform the world.

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Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (59 min.) : sd., col.
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electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], c2012.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on September 15, 2012. Films On Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Force Field (1:29) -- Controlling Electromagnetic Energy (2:04) -- Hertz (1:57) -- Oliver Lodge (1:24) -- Scientific Scoop (3:04) -- Wave Technology Advances (2:40) -- Marconi (1:30) -- Bose (1:50) -- Marconi Advances Project (1:52) -- Controversial Patent (1:43) -- Bose's Patent (1:43) -- Semiconductors (2:07) -- Lodge Denied Credit (1:33) -- Continuing Mystery of Electricity (1:06) -- Heinrich Geissler (3:20) -- Developing Atomic and Electric Science (2:55) -- Wimhurst Machine (0:58) -- Semiconductor War (2:23) -- Transistor (2:53) -- Natural Transistor (2:25) -- Growing Crystal (3:16) -- Shockley and Silicon Valley (2:20) -- Resistance (1:55) -- Mercury and Resistance (1:40) -- Superconductor Material Discovered (2:14) -- Room Temperature Superconductors (0:59) -- Electricity in History (2:23) -- Credits: Revelations and Revolution: Shock and Awe- The Story of Electricity (0:44)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films On Demand.
Target Audience Note:	6 & up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: Films On Demand platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.