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The Search for electromagnetic induction : a tale of three cities

Title
The Search for electromagnetic induction : a tale of three cities / Barnard-Columbia History of Physics Lab.
Publication
Hoboken, N.J. : Crosscountry Film Video, Inc., [1997?]

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Additional Authors
  • Purvis, Martin K.
  • Devons, Samuel.
  • Barnard College. History of Physics Laboratory.
Description
1 videocassette (33 min.) : sound, color; 1/2 in.
Summary
The story of the twelfe-year search for an answer to the question Can magnetism produce electricity?, which resulted from Oersted's chance discovery of electromagnetism in 1820. From Paris to London to Geneva, 1820-1831, we observe the experiments of Hans Oersted, André-Marie Ampère, Michael Faraday, and other researchers, their disagreements until the final solution is reached.
Alternative Title
Tale of three cities
Subject
  • Ørsted, Hans Christian, 1777-1851
  • Ampère, André-Marie, 1775-1836
  • Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867
  • Electromagnetic induction
  • Electromagnetism > Experiments
  • Electromagnetism > History
Note
  • Label on videocassette reads: A tale of three cities : the search for electromagnetic induction.
  • Originally issued as a 16 mm film in 1980.
Credits (note)
  • Produced by Martin Purvis & Samuel Devons.
System Details (note)
  • VHS format.
OCLC
  • 37619254
  • ocm37619254
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries