Valves | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

Jim Al-Khalili explains how William Crooks experimented with sending electrical currents through a vacuum.

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  • Clip length: 2'21''
  • Broadcast year: 2011
Curriculum Connection
  • Physics
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  • Provider: BBC
  • Channel: BBC Four
  • Programme: Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
  • Episode: Revelations and Revolutions
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