EPISODE · Jul 13, 2008 · 5 MIN
42. Electrifying Ideas
from Science Teaching Tips · host Stephanie Chasteen
The ancient Greeks knew about magnets, and they knew about electricity, too. But it wasn’t until the nineteenth century that a connection between the two was discovered. Staff physicist Paul Doherty tells the story of how a professor made the connection . . . which led to modern motors. Paul Doherty’s Web site: www.exo.net/~pauld
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The ancient Greeks knew about magnets, and they knew about electricity, too. But it wasn’t until the nineteenth century that a connection between the two was discovered. Staff physicist Paul Doherty tells the story of how a professor made the connection . . . which led to modern motors. Paul Doherty’s Web site: www.exo.net/~pauld
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