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Crash Course History of Science #27: Electricity Instructional VideoCrash Course History of Science #27: Electricity Instructional Video
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Crash Course History of Science #27: Electricity

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The study of electricity goes all the way back to antiquity. But, by the time electricity started to become more well known, a few familiar names started to appear. Edison, Galvani, Ohm, Ampere, Volta, and a few others really changed the way the world worked. Watch this video to trace the history of our understanding of electricity. [12:33]

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electricity, electromagnetic induction, electromagnetism, ohm's law, static electricity, thomas edison

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alessandro volta, ampere's law, battery, crash course history of science, electrical current, electrical physics, georg ohm, luigi galvani, michael faraday, orsted's law, voltaic pile, electricity and magnetism

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