Film Number |
3488 |
Title |
ELECTRICAL MACHINES |
Producer |
BBC for the Open University |
Date |
1973 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
colour |
Sound |
sound |
Running Time |
33 mins 39 secs |
Description |
An Open University film about the use of electricity. The first half of the programme shows various experimental apparatus developed in the nineteeth century to generate an electrical charge, and details the history of the exploration of electricity. The second half of the film shows early electricity traction equipment, demonstrating it with shots of the Manx Electric Railway. |
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