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The Romance of Modern Electricity

Charles R. Gibson (1870 - 1931)

From the series, The Library of Romance, this book introduces the reader to the modern concepts of electricity. The author discusses how man came to know about electricity, and how it powers the world of 1910.

Genre(s): Astronomy, Physics & Mechanics

Language: English

Group: The Library of Romance

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Part Electricity Played Kerry Adams
 00:10:58
Play 02 How We Came to Know About Electricity Ciufi Galeazzi
 00:09:16
Play 03 How Batteries Were Invented Availle
 00:19:44
Play 04 What is Magnetism? petermosier
 00:15:17
Play 05 How Magnetism is Related to Electricity petermosier
 00:08:42
Play 06 How We Came to Have the Telegraph HelloCentral
 00:15:02
Play 07 How We Now Send Telegrams Matt Stiner
 00:22:51
Play 08 Telegraphing Across the Sea ostrichreads
 00:18:48
Play 09 Some Early Attempts at Telegraphy Martin Hill
 00:10:56
Play 10 Telegraphing Through Space Matt Stiner
 00:21:11
Play 11 Electricity in Nature Availle
 00:15:38
Play 12 Interesting Applications of Electricity Amelie Dawson
 00:18:13
Play 13 Further Applications of Electricity Owlivia
 00:23:00
Play 14 Electricity and Speech Ciufi Galeazzi
 00:38:08
Play 15 Wireless Telephony Matt Stiner
 00:09:28
Play 16 Induction Coils Explained jenno
 00:10:57
Play 17 Light That Does Not Affect the Eye Availle
 00:13:42
Play 18 How Electricity Produces Light Ciufi Galeazzi
 00:18:51
Play 19 Electricity From Mechanical Motion HelloCentral
 00:15:04
Play 20 Mechanical Motion From Electricity HelloCentral
 00:15:32
Play 21 Electric Railways, Niagara, etc. Eric Johnson
 00:23:11
Play 22 Electricity in the Observatory prajak
 00:25:28
Play 23 Electricity and the Physician J. M. Smallheer
 00:10:13
Play 24 Electricity and Radium Availle
 00:20:09
Play 25 Electricity and Chemistry J. M. Smallheer
 00:13:57
Play 26 Electricity in the Coal-Mine elmachina
 00:16:03
Play 27 Electricity as a Heating Agent Ciufi Galeazzi
 00:07:13
Play 28 Electricity's Relation to Heat Matt Stiner
 00:13:27
Play 29 How Electricity Aids the Conjurer ostrichreads
 00:19:35
Play 30 How We Measure Electricity Availle
 00:29:16
Play 31 Some Questions Answered J. M. Smallheer
 00:11:03
Play 32 What We Know About Electricity Availle
 00:16:08
Play 33 Conclusion Marie Christian
 00:14:54