In the first episode, we delve into the lives of the pioneering "natural philosophers" who began to unravel the enigma of electricity. They explored its fascinating connection to life, crafted unusual yet potent devices to generate it, and even managed to harness lightning. These early thinkers set the stage for the modern era. Electricity was truly a marvel. This narrative focuses on the initial concerted endeavors to comprehend electricity, detailing how we learned to produce and store it, culminating in the invention of the battery, which allowed us to generate it on demand.
Show
Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
Episode
S01E01
Air Date
Oct 06, 2011
Season 1 Episodes
S01E01
A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise)
S01E01
Spark
S01E02
Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment)
S01E02
The Age of Invention
S01E03
The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand)
S01E03
Revelations and Revolutions
S01E04
Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi)
S01E05
Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood)
S01E06
Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)