'The utilisation of electricity- Electricity in the service of man' - 1974 Faraday Lecture part 1
U-Matic video cassette Black & White Sound 1974 55:20
Summary: Filmed 1973/1974 Faraday Lecture about the history of electricity
Title number: 20774
LSA ID: LSA/27333
Description: Presented by Dr A T Churchman of the Electricity Research Laboratory, Capenhurst. Part 1 opens with the history of electricity, magnetism and the work of Michael Faraday amongst other scientists. Includes many live practical demonstrations on electrochemical potential and the storage of electricity in batteries. There is a scene of a van powered by a sodium sulphur battery in London.
Further information: There are two recordings of this lecture; Newcastle and Edinburgh. Each recording has been separated in to two parts. For more information about the films including correspondence, administration and film scripts please refer to the IET Archives www.theiet.org/archives
Keywords: power; electricity; batteries; magnetism
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