Electricity: Crash Course History of Science #27

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The study of electricity goes all the way back to antiquity. But, by the time electricity started to become more well known, a few familiar names started to appear. Edison, Galvani, and a few others really changed the way the world worked.

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I was hoping they would mention Oliver Heaviside. His contributions to the Electrical Sciences are extremely important and I think he deserves way more recognition.

jaredpekar
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I was going to mention Tes.... *looks at comments* Oh, nevermind.

zoe_alva
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Oh, we're referring to AC as "Westinghouse's" now, instead of Tesla's? GOT IT.

macrossactual
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This video was obviously funded by Edison

DarkshadowXD
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Ok I'm not religiously offended like some in these comments but it is *very odd* you didn't mention Tesla, considering you talk about Westinghouse and _he is often credited with the invention of AC_ ... Regardless of whether you'll be covering him in future episodes, its a huge oversight for this video as a unit.

noxabellus
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before calling it "electricity" what did they call the phenomenon these people were studying?

MyuuMuad
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You actually pronounced an Ø somewhat correctly! You may have offended the Tesla crowd, but Scandinavia is proud of you!

MrGustaphe
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Hank: "Edison promoted capital punishment using an electric chair."
Me: "....Wait. What?"
Hank: "Next time we'll follow Edison during the second industrial revolution."
Me: "No wait-"
Hank: "Crash Course History of Science is filmed in the Dr. Cheryl C. Kinney Studio-"
Me: "Hang on go back. What did you say about the electric chair??"

TheMediaLunchBreak
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5:10 you show the wires repel when the current flows opposite directions but you have the magnetic field going in the same direction. One of those wires should be showing the magnetic field going clockwise. Both wires are showing counterclockwise. Use the right-hand rule your thumb shows the direction of the current and your fingers curl in the direction of the magnetic field.

ShawnNac
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Love how hank is trying not to laugh when he says "Newington Butts London".

jessephillips
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Oh, btw. Edison didn't invent the light bulb. He "perfected" it.... and by perfected i mean he invented a version that would eventually blow, creating a need to continue buying them. (He saw potential for profit in light bulbs, but didn't like fact people would only need to buy them once every 10-15 years or so).
*Humphrey Davy and Joseph Swan* were the real inventors of the light bulb, and yes, their version could easily last 10+ years. In fact, they were developing bulbs that would Never blow before Edison stole their research, and developed a much lower quality bulb. (They were actually 2 of the countless people who won lawsuits against Edison). This video has quite a few errors.... and btw yes, Edison was not an inventor. He was a ruthless businessman who was exceptionally good at stealing research (and credit).

kysier
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I'm sure scientists those days started a bit of a resistance after Ohm published his piece, though they immediatly saw the potential use of Volta's work.

Frahamen
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No Tesla, No mention of Maxwell's laws. No mention of the Faraday cage. This should have been two more episodes.

Musiccat
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Q: How to kill someone who is already dead?
A: Never mention their name when you're suppose to.

KhunkhaoOldChannel
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Is a simple geek. Hears Magneto, checks comments for X-men jokes.

alexixeno
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This is why I love this channel! Amazing facts.

aadesh_kale
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Hauksbee
Grey
Galvani - frog
Mary Shelley
Volta - battery
Orstead - compass
Ampere- math - his law
Ohm
Faraday
Maxwell - light, electricity, magnetism

Edison
Manhattan
Current wars

chriscockrell
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This was an electrifying episode! It's Greased Lightning!

PatrickAllenNL
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James Clerk Maxwell was a great mathematical genius. He should have had his own episode!!!

ScienceCommunicator
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Everyone, crash course said they're going to talk about Nikola Tesla in a future episode, so take it easy, please:). Dear crash course, I watch your channel almost every day and Nikola Tesla is my biggest hero, so imagine how sad I was to find that he wasn't given a mention in this video, but it's okay, as long as you do dedicate some screen time for him because more people need to know about Tesla and he truly is important to the history of science, no doubt about that. I hope you keep your word, crash course. Other than that, great video, fabolus animations, as per usual. Keep up the good work. Thanks! :D

elizabethstranger