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The Mechanical Universe and Beyond

Program 38: Alternating Current.The history and physics underlying AC generation and distribution. See also Program 37: Electromagnetic Induction. Two thirty-minute on-demand streamed physics lecture / animated presentations hosted by Professor David Goodstein of the California Institute of Technology as part of the Annenberg / CPB series The Mechanical Universe and Beyond.
http://www.learner.org/progdesc/index.html?uid=42
This site requires cable modem (384K) or better speed connection to the internet and free registration with Annenberg / CPB.

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