How Electricity Actually Works

Bruce Sherwood, Ruth Chabay, Aaron Titus, and Steve Spicklemore Huge thanks to Richard Abbott from Caltech for all his modeling NYU Quantum Technology Lab Dr. Ben Miles Hunt, B. J. (2005). The Maxwellians. Cornell University Press. Written by Derek Muller Edited by Derek Muller Filmed by Trenton Oliver and Petr Lebedev Animation by Mike Radjabov and Ivy Tello Additional video/photos supplied by Getty Images

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