The Mechanical Universe 37
Electromagnetic Induction


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The discovery of electromagnetic induction in 1831 creates an important technological breakthrough in the generation of electric power.
Ch	Frame	Code	Title
1			A	Opening Sequence 
2	02429		G	A Moving Magnet Produces Electric Current 
3	06856		V	A Windmill Farm 
4	08259		H	Dutch Windmills 
5	09749		V	Coal Furnace And Steam Engines 
6	10872		H	London's Royal Institution 
7	12658		H	Faraday's Laboratory 
8	13271		H	Faraday's Electric Motor 
9	15049		H	Faraday's Notes 
10	15759		E	Current In A Coil Producing Magnetic Field 
11*	16839		A	Force On A Charge Moving In Magnetic Field 
12*	18047		A	A Loop Moving In The Field Of A Bar Magnet 
13	19948		E	Induced Current By Magnet Moving In Coil 
14	20308		E	Current In Coil Inducing Current In Another 
15*	20862		A	Magnetic Flux Through A Surface 
16	22487		H	Edison's Laboratory 
17	23347		H	Edison's Electric Power Generating Plant 
18*	24252		A	Loop Of Wire Rotating In Magnetic Field 
19	24943		H	Edison's Electric Power Generating Plant 
20	25407		H	Portrait Of Tesla 
21*	26037		A	Current Due To A Changing Magnetic Flux 
22	28328		H	Edison's Power Generating Plant And Furnace 
23	30086		V	Modern Hydroelectric Power Plant 
24	30604		V	Windmill Farm 
25*	35021		A	Self-Induction And A Solenoid In A Circuit 
26	34711		H	Faraday's Electric Motor 
27	35486		H	London's Royal Institution 
28*	35955		A	Electric And Magnetic Fields 
29	38664		V	Windmill Farm 
30	39159		G	Current Due To Changing Magnetic Field
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Prepared by Jeff Rudd, 1999
Revised by Laura Schmidt, 2007


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