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Faraday Lecture 1984-1985 ‘Your generation’

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  • Duration: 58 mins
  • Publication date: 24 Oct 2024
  • Part of series Faraday Lectures from the IET Archives

Abstract

Faraday Lecture 1984-1985 ‘Your generation’

Presented by Peter Chester and Valerie Coleman with an introduction from Professor John West. This lecture covers the story of electricity generation with colour graphics and images to show the various applications for electricity in the modern era. IET Archives reference IET/SPE/03/02/01/14

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  • Faraday Lecture
  • IET Archives
  • Michael Faraday
  • National Grid
  • Peter Chester
  • Valerie Coleman
  • Your generation
  • communications
  • electrical engineering
  • electricity

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