shock & awe

[GLENNSPARK]

shock and awe...the story of electricity part 1 BBC 4 8:00 PM this evening....

 

[sparky05084]

Will this program help understand the principles of it etc?

*Note* Rhetorical question just lol.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

well it will go into who did what....

 

[trev]

Glenn take a look on youtube the vid is called
Nikola Tesla, Master Of Lightning
It's well worth an hour and a half of your life

 

[PC Electrics]

Saw this series first time round on beeb 2. Very interesting and informative. I love this kind of TV.

 

[mogga]

Electrical Trainee by the BBC ??

 

[GLENNSPARK]

i thought it may be of interest to other students and the like....

 

[Fin170]

The series is on youtube as well, very well done bit on the history of electricity

Looked kind of fun to be the first people using it too

 

[Guest123]

Quite interesting so far.

 

[trev]

Looked kind of fun to be the first people using it too

Like the guy who came up with the Leiden Jar?
Or William Kempner?
Can't have been a fun day out for those lads

 

[Guest123]

I dare everyone to have a go at this......

Spark it up! - OpenLearn - Open University

 

[Fin170]

Got 5 out of 10, welp, better go do a 5 week on a plumbing course instead now :dunce:

 

[trev]

Question 1 is stupid. If it's bright sunshine why does the football stadium need to be lit

 

[GLENNSPARK]

i havn`t looked at it yet Trev......will have a go later.....

 

[Top Cat]

Always new electricians were special!