Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity(2011)
Documentary
First Air Date: 2011-10-06
Average Runtime: 45m
Rating: 8.0
Votes: 19
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the electrifying story of our quest to master nature's most mysterious force - electricity. Until fairly recently, electricity was seen as a magical power, but it is now the lifeblood of the modern world and underpins every aspect of our technological advancements. Without electricity, we would be lost. This series tells of dazzling leaps of imagination and extraordinary experiments - a story of maverick geniuses who used electricity to light our cities, to communicate across the seas and through the air, to create modern industry and to give us the digital revolution.
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Season 1
Episodes: 3E01
Spark
Air Date: 2011-10-06
Episode one tells the story of the very first "natural philosophers" who started to unlock the mysteries of electrici...
E02
The Age of Invention
Air Date: 2011-10-13
Just under 200 years ago scientists discovered something profound, that electricity is connected to another of nature...
E03
Revelations and Revolutions
Air Date: 2011-10-20
Electricity is not just something that creates heat and light, it connects the world through networks and broadcastin...
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