Positive and negative charges | Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
Benjamin Franklin discovered that electricity could be like money in a bank, it could be in credit (positive) or debit (negative).
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- Clip length: 3'18''
- Broadcast year: 2011
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- Physics
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- Provider: BBC
- Channel: BBC Four
- Programme: Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity
- Episode: Spark
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