Series

Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

2011 · 1 season · Documentary

IMDb

8.5

Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the electrifying 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. Without electricity, we would be lost. This series tells of dazzling leaps of imagination and extraordinary experiments - a story of maverick geniuses who used electricity to light our cities, to communicate across the seas and through the air, to create modern industry and to give us the digital revolution.

Jim Al-Khalili

Self - Presenter

First aired

October 6, 2011

Last aired

October 20, 2011

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

3

Rated

G

Genres

Documentary

• 
  Season 13 episodes · 2011