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| Named Person: | Alessandro Volta |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Partial animation, Videorecording |
| Document Type: | Visual material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
David L Goodstein; California Institute of Technology.; Southern California Consortium for Community College Television.; Intellimation, Inc. |
| OCLC Number: | 20527112 |
| Notes: | Cataloged from contributor's data. An Annenberg/CPB project. Pt. of a two-semester television course. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired. |
| Credits: | Animated graphics, Jim Blinn ; story editor, Jack Arnold ; consultants, Dave A. Campbell, Judith Goodstein. |
| Performer(s): | Host, David Goodstein. |
| Target Audience: | College students and adults. |
| Description: | 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. |
| Contents: | Voltage, energy, and force (30 min.) -- The electric battery (30 min.) |
| Other Titles: | Beyond the mechanical universe. Voltage, energy, and force. Electric battery. |
| Responsibility: | California Institute of Technology and the Southern California Consortium ; producer and director, Peter Buffa. |
Abstract:
Program 31 deals with electric potential and its gradients, the potentials of atoms and metals, electric energy, and why sparks jump. Program 32 covers the shift away from electricity as a curiosity with the invention of the electric battery by Alessandro Volta. Uses computer animation sequences, historical reenactments, and close-up photography of experiments.
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