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The Mechanical Universe 31
Voltage, Energy and Force |
When is electricity dangerous or benign, spectacular or useful?
Ch Frame Code Title
1 A Opening Sequence
2 02389 G Relationship Between Matter And Energy
3 08359 V Las Vegas Strip At Night
4 10817 V Nevada Countryside
5* 11659 V Contour Map
6* 12230 A Electrostatic Contour Map
7* 12786 V Biker On An Incline
8* 13067 A Biker In An Electric Field
9 14471 V Nevada Countryside
10* 14837 A Electric Field And Potential
11 15927 A Dipole Field And Potential
12 17512 A Constant Electric Potential
13 19406 V Las Vegas
14 19976 H Ben Franklin in Study
15 20470 E Early Light Bulb
16 20506 H Development Of Neon Light
17 22006 A Definition Of Electric Potential
18 22865 V Applications Of Voltage
19 24679 E Electrostatic Generators
20 25136 E Particle Accelerator
21 25526 V Powerlines Leading To Las Vegas
22 27511 A Atomic Model
23 31035 V Las Vegas
24 32257 E Van De Graaff Generator
25 33242 A Strength Of Electric Forces
26 35424 V Las Vegas
27 35983 H Franklin On A Walk
28 37314 V Las Vegas
29* 38113 A Ionization Due To Generator (sparks)
30 40103 V Las Vegas
31 41137 E Van Marum's Generator
32 42165 V Battery Assembly Line
33 42860 V Hoover Dam
34 43444 V Las Vegas
35 44233 G Early Atomic Theories
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Prepared by Jeff Rudd, 1999
Revised by Laura Schmidt, 2007