Thomas Edison and Electric Lighting

Today on Far Future Horizons we celebrate the birthday of the Wizard of Menlo Park  - Thomas Alva Edison. 

This episode of Modern Marvels looks at Edison’s work on the development of electric lightning.

The Search for the Super Battery

Today on Far Future Horizons we go Search of the Super Battery in another episode of the acclaimed PBS science series NOVA.

The Mysterious Mr. Tesla

Today on Far Future Horizons we present an episode of the acclaimed science documentary series Horizon produced in 1982 concerning the man that many regard as "the patron saint of modern electricity" and "The man who invented the twentieth century" - Nikola Tesla

Understanding Electricity

Today on Far Future Horizons we seek to understand the life force that is the impetus of our technological civilization – Electricity.

Our technological civilization depends on electricity, on the electrons in motion within copper wire. Electrons flow through countless switches and machines not unlike water through aqueducts and canals. Electricity also flows through our very bodies and brains as if it were the divine spark that gives us life. And, electricity may have indeed been the spark of life itself.

Shock and Awe - Revelations and Revolutions

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the third and final episode of an electrifying documentary series titled Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity hosted by Professor Jim Al-Khalili.

Shock and Awe - The Age of Invention

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the second episode of an electrifying documentary series titled Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity hosted by Professor Jim Al-Khalili.

In this three part series Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of our quest to master nature’s most mysterious force – electricity. Until fairly recently, electricity was seen as a magical power, but it is now the lifeblood of the modern world and underpins every aspect of our technological advancements.

Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity – Spark

Today on Far Future Horizons we present the first episode of an electrifying documentary series titled Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity hosted by Professor Jim Al-Khalili.

In this three part series Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of our quest to master nature’s most mysterious force – electricity. Until fairly recently, electricity was seen as a magical power, but it is now the lifeblood of the modern world and underpins every aspect of our technological advancements.