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The Mechanical Universe 27
Beyond the Mechanical Universe |
The world of electricity and magnetism, and 20th-century discoveries of relativity and quantum mechanics.
Ch Frame Code Title
1 A Opening Sequence
2 02259 G Einstein's Use Of Mathematics
3 08249 H Einstein And Levi-Civita
4 09334 H Relationship Of Math And Physics
5 10427 H Portrait Of Ben Franklin
6 11386 H Faraday's Contributions To Science
7 12817 H Newton In Orchard
8 13252 E Action At A Distance (The Oersted Expt)
9 13901 A Electric Lines Of Force
10 14804 A Magnetic Lines Of Flux
11 14991 A Electric Dipole Field Lines
12 15296 H Faraday At Royal Institution
13 16163 H Maxwell In Study
14 16485 A Maxwell's Equations
15 16946 H Ben Franklin Taking A Walk
16 18021 H Leiden Jars
17 18486 H Franklin's Discovery Of Charge
18 19563 V Las Vegas Night Scene
19 20525 E Electric Response Of Frog Legs
20 21076 H Portrait Of Volta
21 21320 H Invention Of The Electric Battery
22 22115 V Energy Sources In 19th Century
23 23560 H Invention Of The Electric Motor
24 24627 H Electromagnetic Induction
25 25255 H Portrait Of Tesla
26 26025 H Introducing Thomas Edison
27 26245 H Edison's Inventions And Ideas
28 27198 H Michelson-Morley Experiment
29 29050 H Michelson-Morley Null Result
30 30606 H Implications Of Special Relativity
31 31887 A Relativity Of Simultaneity
32 33084 A Time Dilation; Length Contraction
33 33650 A Twin Paradox
34 35286 A Ion In Particle Accelerator
35 36285 A Bohr Hydrogen Atom
36 36854 G Einstein's And Levi-Civita's Letters
47647 credits
A general introduction to the second half of the series. Much (most?) of the footage appears in later discs as well. Not useful as a supplement to a lecture.
Disclaimer: All demonstrations are posted for the convenience and benefit of faculty and staff in the Department of Physics at Simon Fraser University and are not intended for outside use. The author(s) assume no responsibility or liability for the use of information contained on this site. Warnings and precautionary measures listed on this site assume normal operation of equipment and are not inclusive. Demonstrations may pose a significant hazard and can, in some instances, result in death; reasonable safety precautions must be taken. Demonstrations should be performed by qualified individuals only.
Prepared by Jeff Rudd, 1999
Revised by Laura Schmidt, 2007