How an Electromagnet Works and Why a Shoemaker Invented it Kathy Loves Physics & History 2024-10-21 | How an Electromagnet Works and Why a Shoemaker Invented it
The Inspiring and Kind Poetry of Michael Faraday: Scientist Extraordinaire Kathy Loves Physics & History 2023-12-17 | In this ode to Micheal Faraday, I use original documents and his own words to explain how, without any mathematics, he managed to inspire modern Chemistry, modern Physics and the popular science movement of the 1800s."I am no poet..." is from Faraday (1858) Jones The Life and Letters of Faraday (2010) p. 398 "Deep veneration of Mrs. Marcet" is from the same source page 394.archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.153548/page/n409/mode/2up?"Prelude to Power Micheal Faraday Celebration" is wonderful and simple: youtu.be/mxwVIOHEG4I?si=ATi6VUX0rlVCW7bW"Faraday's Chemical History of the Candle" is also great:youtu.be/RrHnLXMTOWM?si=mZimblt6Q-c0a-hP"Electrodynamic Waves by Sir Lawrence Bragg" is fantastic too:youtu.be/Vwjcn4Vl2iw?si=uEhHga4ZJRwZ5jU-My video deriving Maxwell's equations (I am very proud of this one):"Maxwell's Equations Explained" youtu.be/aFYKKSoXC5Y?si=TVbItWG3BY1pRjZR LINKS for Kathy:Website: bit.ly/GoKathyLovesPhysicsThe Lightning Tamers book: amzn.to/3I7N4mqGo Fund Me (for Audio book): bit.ly/DonateforAudiobookPatreon: bit.ly/KathyLovesPhysicsPatreon
Deep Dive Historical Response to Veritasium’s DC Electricity Video Kathy Loves Physics & History 2023-12-06 | In this video I use the history of electricity to respectively disagree with Derek Muller's physics puzzle on what happens in a DC circuit.Feynman's Lecture on the Poynting Vector:Audio: https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/flptapes.html S27 "Field Energy and Momentum"Textbook: https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/II_27.html "Joking" about Education: youtu.be/iMDTcMD6pOw?si=3Uc8ewW-OpmR8X_7Videos Used In this Video:Veritasium "Big Misconception" youtu.be/bHIhgxav9LY?si=qii1peYT8bMG-cHpVeritasium "How Electricity Works" youtu.be/oI_X2cMHNe0?si=mxHSCeDnW2fjlRvBVeritasium and Electroboom youtu.be/O-WCZ8PkrK0?si=jEROpo8sWzFncH4rKathy Loves Physics "FM Radio" youtu.be/g1RiAmB1J5k?si=GpefDQDc4epf_vBfSir Lawrence Bragg on Faraday youtu.be/mxwVIOHEG4I?si=2h_mNJoCV5OlfTFUDiscussion of TVs with EEVblog: youtu.be/J0CYAgY9KxI?si=epEAKctv2AlWkYFCKathy Loves Physics: "Maxwell's Equations" youtu.be/aFYKKSoXC5Y?si=ybVjC7qMOXrx_QuhLINKS for Kathy:Website: bit.ly/GoKathyLovesPhysicsThe Lightning Tamers book: amzn.to/3I7N4mqYouTube Channel: bit.ly/HistoryofPhysicsGo Fund Me (for Audio book): bit.ly/DonateforAudiobookPatreon: bit.ly/KathyLovesPhysicsPatreon
History of CRT Televisions with Dave Jones (EEVblog 1577) [CC] Kathy Loves Physics & History 2023-11-30 | Dave Jones @EEVblog generously gave me permission to publish our fun conversation on the history of CRT television on my channel. Here is a link to our first conversation a year ago:youtu.be/4EcQYK_no5M?si=vYL7-S9E2kawMWa4Forum: eevblog.com/forum/blog00:00 - Kathy Loves Physics02:45 - Philo Farnsworth, the farm boy who invented television.10:00 - Professor Julius Plucker & Heinrich Rühmkorf11:13 - Heinrich Geissler and Geissler tubes14:28 - Johann Wilhelm Hittorf16:15 - William Crookes and the Crookes Radiometer20:00 - Heinrich Hertz25:00 - Scintillating Scotoma27:00 - Philipp Lenard31:25 - Wilhelm Rontgen38:45 - Mihajlo Pupin44:00 - Francis Perrin49:10 - Henri Becquerel55:39 - Curie Piezoelectric Quartz Balance Electrometer1:07:46 - Philco & Bob Pease1:08:44 - Vladimir Zworykin1:15:12 - Free Energy & DebunkingIf you find Dave's videos useful you may consider supporting the EEVblog on Patreon: / eevblog Or with crypto:BTC: 33BsprBQNBtHuVzVwDmqWkpDjYnCouwASMETH: 0x68114e40ff4dcdd384750500501e20acf3875f8cBCH: 35n9KBPw9T7M3NGzpS3t4nUYEf9HbRmkm4USDC: 0x68114e40ff4dcdd384750500501e20acf3875f8cLTC: MJfK57ujxy55su4XicVGQc9wcEJf6mAoXFWeb Site: http://www.eevblog.comOther channels:EEVblog2: T-Shirts: http://teespring.com/stores/eevblog#ElectronicsCreatorsLINKS for Kathy:Website: bit.ly/GoKathyLovesPhysicsThe Lightning Tamers book: amzn.to/3I7N4mqYouTube Channel: bit.ly/HistoryofPhysicsGo Fund Me (for Audio book): bit.ly/DonateforAudiobookPatreon: bit.ly/KathyLovesPhysicsPatreon
What I Believe: Bull Durham Style (1988) [CC] Kathy Loves Physics & History 2023-11-10 | This video is a bit different. It is about what I love, based on many 1980s movies that inspired me including: "Ferris Bueler's Day Off," "Real Genius," "It's Never Better Off Dead" and more. By the way, the part of the video with the popcorn is from "Real Genius" and the song "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" is about climate change.I hope you enjoy this little video as much as I did in making it. Cheers,Kathy Loves Physicsps. I didn't add commercials so I can use clips without reference. Also, originally, I complained about Richard Feynmann, but I realized it came off as mean, so that is why so many people are talking about him in the comments.
Surprising History & Physics of the AC Transformer Kathy Loves Physics & History 2023-08-09 | History of electric transformers from Faraday through Lenz, Sturgeon, Callan, Ruhmkorff, Gaulard, Westinghouse and more (+ what Tesla did and didn’t do in the evolution of electricity).My website: http://www.KathyLovesPhysics.com Link to script: kathylovesphysics.com/the-shocking-history-physics-of-electric-transformersMy book "The Lightning Tamers" on Amazon: amzn.to/3I7N4mqPatreon: patreon.com/user?u=15291200AudioBook Go Fund Me: gofund.me/87e9391aLinks:0:45 "Fasten your seatbelt" is from the amazing must-see movie "All about Eve" youtu.be/LPPJdOGshUM2:19 Movie of Faraday discovering electro-magnetic induction is from the fantastic video Prelude to Power." youtu.be/mxwVIOHEG4I 11:08 Ruhmkorff coil demonstrations (beautiful)youtu.be/btpFGpmAV0s20:27 "The Simpson's" (We obey the laws of thermodynamics..."youtu.be/gOMibx876A422:30 "How Transformers Work" youtu.be/UchitHGF4n80:00 Intro 1:05 DC Transformers13:30 AC Transformers27:36 Transformers & War of Currents34:21Tesla's Influence49:18 Conclusion
Reactions to Veritasiums Electricity, Maxwells Laws & Relativity! PREVIEW of next 12 videos! Kathy Loves Physics & History 2023-07-12 | Reactions to Veritasium's AC and DC claims, a new way to think of Maxwell's laws and a history of relativity and E=mc^2 all previewed in this informal video!My website: http://www.KathyLovesPhysics.com My book "The Lightning Tamers" on Amazon: amzn.to/3I7N4mqPatreon: patreon.com/user?u=15291200AudioBook Go Fund Me: gofund.me/87e9391aVeritasium's Videos:"Big Misconception about Electricity" youtu.be/bHIhgxav9LY"How Electricity Actually Works" youtu.be/oI_X2cMHNe0Electroboom"How Right is Veritasium?" youtu.be/O-WCZ8PkrK0GREAT Faraday Video: "Prelude to Power" youtu.be/mxwVIOHEG4ISchmigadoon "Talk to Daddy" youtu.be/YRLrB6i3hLYBroadway by Ghostlight's review of Episode 1 Season 2 where they talk about "imperfect rhymes" youtu.be/YDd_Hmkvozo Transformers Video: youtu.be/UchitHGF4n80:00 Why 12 Videos?0:29 Part 1: Veritasium3:51 Transformers - Part 16:41 AC Current - Part 17:35 DC Current - Part 18:45 & Physics Song - Part 110:20 Part 2: Maxwell's Revisited10:36 Maxwell's Mistake - Part 212:10 Maxwell's Great Idea - Part 212:49 Heaviside's Influence - Part 214:47 & History of SI Units - Part 215:51 Part 3: E=mc^2 - Part 316:01 Lorentz's Relativity - Part 317:16 E=mc^2 - Part 317:47 Meaning of E=mc^2 - Part 319:47 Why Relativity is Controversial20:15 Other Plans
How Going Viral Taught Me I Have ADHD Kathy Loves Physics & History 2023-05-12 | After a lifetime of thinking something was wrong with me, I realized that I have ADHD at the age of 49! In this video, I talk completely honestly about what it was like for me to be undiagnosed as a child and as an adult and how I learned how my brain works and what it meant to me to be diagnosed.My website: http://www.KathyLovesPhysics.com My book "The Lightning Tamers" on Amazon: amzn.to/3I7N4mqPatreon: patreon.com/user?u=15291200AudioBook Go Fund Me: gofundme.com/f/donate-to-help-me-make-an-audiobook?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer The How to ADHD lady aka Jessica McCabe: youtube.com/@HowtoADHDSchmigadoon Trailer: youtu.be/-gEvxsfB5YIIf you love Schmigadoon, check out Broadway by Ghostlight’s reviews and Easter egg videos!: youtube.com/@broadwaybyghostlight(Note, Part 3 was supposed to be "how I got on YouTube" but I dropped it and forgot to change the names of the parts)0:00 Introduction1:22 Undiagnosed ADHD in Childhood 7:36 Undiagnosed ADHD in Adulthood 13:06 What I Learned From Going Viral 24:35 Extra: Why I Love YouTube36:06 Extra: Thoughts on ADHD and Self-Worth
Who created the letters B and H for magnetic field and why? Kathy Loves Physics & History 2023-05-06 | This teaser short covers why James Clerk Maxwell came up with the letters B and H for the magnetic field and why when Maxwell preferred B, Heaviside liked H. More details coming soon!
Kathy Loves Physics Live! Crazy Electricity Wizards of the 1700s Kathy Loves Physics & History 2023-04-03 | This is going to be one of those "facts are stranger than fiction" sort of talks. I focus on 4 different "Wizards": - a German man named Matthais Bose who made electricity fashionable with electric kisses and bad poetry- a Frenchman named Abbe Nollet who used electricity to move up in the cutthroat world of Versailles in France - Nollet's American rival Benjamin Franklin (yes, that Franklin) who stole his thunder and - an Italian genius named Laura Bassi whose work ended up accidentally leading to the electric battery! If you want to see it live the talk on Sunday April 2, 2023 at 4 pm at 2266 California Street (California street and Webster) kathylovesphysics.eventbrite.com
How Maxwells Equations (and Quaternions) Led to Vector Analysis Kathy Loves Physics & History 2023-03-15 | This is the story of best friends Peter Tait and James Clerk Maxwell and how their friendship with William Thomson (aka Lord Kelvin) and Tait's rivalries with Willard Gibbs, Oliver Heaviside, Heinrich Hertz, August Föppl, and Edwin Wilson led to vector analysis.Link to talk on April 2: https://KathyLovesPhysics.eventbrite.comMy website: http://www.KathyLovesPhysics.com My book "The Lightning Tamers" on Amazon: amzn.to/3I7N4mqPatreon: patreon.com/user?u=15291200AudioBook Go Fund Me: gofundme.com/f/donate-to-help-me-make-an-audiobook?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer 0:00 Introduction1:37 Part 1: Tait & Maxwell (1846-1856)7:25 Part 2: Tait, Hamilton & Quaternions (1854-1867)17:04 Part 3: Maxwell, His Equations & Quaternions (1856-1879) 25:00 Part 4: Gibbs (1873-1884)29:18 Part 5: Heaviside (1873-1887)34:26 Part 6: Hertz changes the game (1887-1890)38:17 Part 7: War of the Vectors begins (1890-1894)43:38 Part 8: Tait Loses the War (1894-1901)51:00 Conclusion
Kathy Loves Physics Live! April 2, San Francisco Kathy Loves Physics & History 2023-03-02 | On April 2, 2023, I will give a combination of book talk and performance art about the electricity wizards of the 1700s. (Will be livestreamed as well)Purchase tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-fascinating-influential-electric-wizards-of-the-enlightenment-tickets-546490847837?aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing&utm-campaign=social&utm-medium=discovery&utm-content=attendeeshare
Quaternions are Amazing and so is William Rowan Hamilton! Kathy Loves Physics & History 2023-01-31 | Quaternions are amazing, they made modern vector mathematics. But how were they created and how do they work? In order to explain all that I am providing both a fun biography of Hamilton AND a biography of quaternions and the couplets that led to them. My website: http://www.KathyLovesPhysics.com My book "The Lightning Tamers" on Amazon: amzn.to/3I7N4mqPatreon: patreon.com/user?u=15291200AudioBook Go Fund Me: gofundme.com/f/donate-to-help-me-make-an-audiobook?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer Anne van Weerden's Website: https://annevanweerden.nl/Entrance.html"A Victorian Marriage" https://annevanweerden.nl/VictorianMarriage.html#PublicationsFull song of "William Rowan Hamilton": youtu.be/SZXHoWwBcDcCover art uses (with permission) the amazing sand sculpture by Daniel Doyle.I highly recommend glancing at his blog about it, just beautiful! steemit.com/art/@ammonite/i-j-k-ijk-1-sand-sculpture0:00 Why I made this video2:08 Hamilton's Career (History)6:46 Couple/Couplet Theory (Math)10:28 Hamilton's Personal Life (History)15:34 Quaternions (Math)31:55 Hamilton's Legacy (History)39:20 What's Next
The British Ass: a 151-year-old poem by Physicist James Clerk Maxwell #shorts Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-12-06 | Maxwell (famous for Maxwell's equations & more) wrote this little ditty about the British Association of the Advancement of Science which he called "The British Ass" (ass as in donkey, not behind, but still funny IMHO).http://www.KathyLovesPhysics.comLearn more about Maxwell's Equations: youtu.be/aFYKKSoXC5YLink to letter which references "British Ass": See Maxwell to Peter Tait (Aug 27, 1874) The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell: Vol 3 (1990) p. 99 google.com/books/edition/The_Scientific_Letters_and_Papers_of_Jam/JbNK9lRLHPEC?hl=en&gbpv=0Link to poem: (Aug 10, 1871) Nature Magazine vol. 4 p. 291 google.com/books/edition/Nature/IogCAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
Nikola Tesla: Animal Killer? #shorts Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-11-28 | It turns out Edison wasn't the only one who electrified animals for publicity, Tesla did too! A link to my long form video about the history of electricity:youtu.be/kSyGFEjoYOMorder my book "The Lightning Tamers" from Amazon:amzn.to/3I7N4mqPatreon: patreon.com/user?u=15291200AudioBook Go Fund Me: gofundme.com/f/donate-to-help-me-make-an-audiobook?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer A link to the article:Chauncey McGovern “The New Wizard of the West” Pearson’s Magazine vol 1-2 (May 1899) p. 292 google.com/books/edition/Pearson_s_Magazine/Xj8lAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
Why Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse are Famous for all the WRONG Reasons! Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-11-23 | I use original documents to answer why and how Nikola Tesla became famous, how that story is based on misunderstandings and why George Westinghouse's personality and accomplishments have been stolen from him. order my book "The Lightning Tamers" from Amazon:amzn.to/3I7N4mqTo read the script (with citations that link to original documents)http://www.KathyLovesPhysics.comPatreon: patreon.com/user?u=15291200AudioBook Go Fund Me: gofundme.com/f/donate-to-help-me-make-an-audiobook?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer Some video links:"Edison Electrocutes an Elephant" (1903) (Note: I edited the video so you don't have to see the elephant dying, but in the actual video you can see the smoke and it is disturbing) youtu.be/YiQv9DCjk3g "Nikola Tesla: Master of Lightning" PBS Director: Robert Uth (2000)youtube.com/watch?v=YeXkBT0QAnQ 0:00 Comparing Edison Awards (1912 and 1916)3:34 How it all Started (1867-1887)7:12 Edison vs. Westinghouse (1888)9:53 The Failed AC Motor (1888-1890)14:22 Electric Death (1889-1890)16:54 The Resurgence of Tesla's Polyphase (1891-1896)26:52 Tesla Destroys His Reputation (1896-1904)34:14 Westinghouse vs. JP Morgan (1904-1914)38:39 Tesla's Reputation Starts to Rebound (1914-1919)43:15 Edison's Reputation Rebounds (1903-1931)45:36 Tesla Changes the Story (1929-1943)50:47 The Myth is Born (1960-Today)1:02:11 Tesla as Electrical Wizard Not Engineer
The Crazy (but REAL) Dr. Frankenstein Experiment of 1803 Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-10-18 | In 1803 an Italian scientist named Giovani Aldini performed electric experiments on a corpse, and inspired a whole generation of English people to be goth as heck. If you want to know more, order my book "The Lightning Tamers" from Amazon:amzn.to/3I7N4mqOr check out the full video: youtu.be/my-velYXc6M
Recreating a wild 1700s experiment lighting fire with one’s bare hand! Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-10-17 | I actually light alcohol on FIRE with a spark from my bare hand while recreating an 1700s experiment from an "Electric Wizard" named Matthias Bose. If you want to know more, order my book "The Lightning Tamers" from Amazon:amzn.to/3I7N4mqOr check out the full video: youtu.be/R06CWszYTfw
In Defense of George Westinghouse Jr. Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-10-16 | Didn't Westinghouse rip off Tesla? No, he didn't... according to Nikola Tesla! In this video I go through the real history of Westinghouse and how he was far more influential, and delightful, than you might have heard.order my book "The Lightning Tamers" from Amazon:amzn.to/3I7N4mqTo read the script (with citations)http://www.KathyLovesPhysics.comPatreon: patreon.com/user?u=15291200AudioBook Go Fund Me: gofundme.com/f/donate-to-help-me-make-an-audiobook?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer Some video links:"The Contract, From Tesla" by PBS youtube.com/watch?v=NLgbICTSMAkWestinghouse's Air Brake Workers: youtu.be/98eaQR27HqQ"Documentary on Westinghouse, Chapter 21" youtu.be/quveOxbcGFE0:00 Telsa Didn't Rip Up a Contract5:02 How Westinghouse Became an Industrialist8:03 Natural Gas in the Back Yard11:12 Westinghouse and the Transformer16:00 Westinghouse and AC Transmission18:41 Edison Hears about Westinghouse
Maxwells Equations Explained: Supplement to the History of Maxwells Eq. Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-09-27 | I start with the basics (vectors, dot & cross product) and then give an overview of where all 4 Maxwell's equations came from, what they mean, and why they are important! To read the script (with citations) and download the pdf of first 3 chapters of "Lightning Tamers" please visit:http://www.KathyLovesPhysics.comorder my book:amzn.to/3I7N4mqPatreon: patreon.com/user?u=15291200A few extra links:Woman in Faraday Cage (very good BTW): youtu.be/mxwVIOHEG4ILenz's Law: youtu.be/2_M83gNOOEgClip from "The Simpsons" Season 6, episode 21 (1995) youtube.com/watch?v=gOMibx876A4Sand Castle of William Rowan Hamilton and Helen Hamilton carving quaternions on a bridge by Daniel Doyle 2002. Used with permission. Check it out! peakd.com/hive-156509/@ammonite/i-j-k-ijk-1-sand-sculpture-qizgqt0:00 Introduction0:38 Vectors & Vector Multiplication5:02 Del, Divergence and Gauss's Laws13:25 Maxwell's Equations with Curl25:35 Maxwell's Equations and Magnets27:14 Maxwell's Equations and Light
Challenges of Writing Nonfiction Science History 1 #shorts #WhyIWrite Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-09-16 | I discuss how my love of good stories makes my writing job harder.You can download the first three chapters (100 pages+) on my website http:/www.KathyLovesPhysics.comPre-order my book:amzn.to/3I7N4mq
History of Maxwells Equations #1: Gauss Law Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-09-01 | The experiments, theories and math behind Maxwell's Equations. From Charles Coulomb in 1780s to Michael Faraday in 1837 to Maxwell in 1855, 1861, and 1864 and how they led to Gauss' Law.To read the script (with citations) and download the pdf of first 3 chapters of "Lightning Tamers" please visit:http://www.KathyLovesPhysics.comPre-order my book:amzn.to/3I7N4mqPatreon: patreon.com/user?u=15291200A few extra links:Woman in Faraday Cage (very good BTW): youtu.be/mxwVIOHEG4IFeynman Lectures: https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/0:00 Feynman Lectures3:30 Coulomb (1784-86)7:15 Faraday (1837)15:44 Maxwell's "On Faraday's Lines of Force" (1855-6)23:42 Maxwell's "On Physical Lines of Force" (1861-2)30:00 Maxwell's "electric elasticity" (1864) vs. Heaviside's permittivity (1880s)
100,000+ People Love (Kathy Loves) Physics #shorts Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-08-29 | Here I am opening my 100k play button plaque.
Why Physicists Use 2 forms of Epsilon #shorts Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-08-17 | Why do Physicists use one form of epsilon for Maxwell's equations and another as a variable in other functions. If you want to know more and get some links, check out my website http:/www.KathyLovesPhysics.com
Faraday Cage Physics EXPLAINED using 1843 Ice Pail Experiment and History Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-07-31 | How does a Faraday Cage work to protect against lightning, Electric Fields, and Electromagnetic Waves like radio and microwave but not visible light? Take a journey with Kathy while she covers the physics of the Faraday cage from Stephen Gray in 1729 to Faraday making his cage in 1837, his famous ice bucket experiment in 1843 and even the influence of Maxwell, Heaviside and Hertz!To read the script (with citations) and download the pdf of first 3 chapters of "Lightning Tamers" please visit:http://www.KathyLovesPhysics.comPre-order my book:amzn.to/3I7N4mqSome Links for Videos:Gold Leaf Electroscope (Wikipedia): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ElectroscopeWoman in Faraday Cage (very good BTW): youtu.be/mxwVIOHEG4ILightning on Airplane: youtu.be/m37z5R2rJ5E0:00 Simple At-Home Faraday Cage Experiment2:04 History of Induction and Conduction6:11 Benjamin Franklin to Coulomb to Faraday7:58 The Gold-Leaf Electrometer10:10 Faraday’s 1843 Ice Pail Experiment EXPLAINED14:40 Faraday Cage vs. Static Electric Fields 16:36 From Faraday to Maxwell to Heaviside to Hertz20:09 How a Faraday Cage Protects against Radio23:11 Faraday Cages for Microwaves and High Frequency24:48 Next Time on "The Lightning Tamers"
Faraday Cage Experiment #shorts Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-07-30 | Learn more about the Physics of the Faraday Cage on my regular channel.
Unboxing The Lightning Tamers (Nonfiction history of science book) Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-07-14 | 📚My author proof of “The Lightning Tamers” is here!! I share my feelings on seeing my work In print for the first time as well as talking about what this book means to me and how it is related to my YouTube channel. Link to preorder: 👉 amzn.to/3I7N4mqLink to website (to download first 3 chapters and read scripts): 👉 bit.ly/TheLightningTamersLink to go fund me:👉 bit.ly/DonateforAudiobookLink to Patreon: 👉 bit.ly/KathyLovesPhysicsPatreon0:00 Why I started writing "The Lightning Tamers"1:48 What I learned writing "The Lightning Tamers"2:30 "The Lightning Tamers" & YouTube are linked5:02 Unboxing "The Lightning Tamers"
Magnetic, Electric Fields & EM Waves: History and Physics Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-07-06 | Michael Faraday created the idea of magnetic fields in 1831, and electric fields in 1837 and that light was a wave of these fields in 1846.To read the script (with citations) and download the pdf of "Lightning Tamers" please visit:http://www.KathyLovesPhysics.comPre-order my book:amzn.to/3I7N4mqTime Stamps0:00 Why I made this video2:41 How Faraday Discovered Magneto-Electric Induction 5:33 The First Description of Magnetic Fields8:57 How Faraday Discovered the Faraday Cage9:50 The First Description of Electric Fields & Dielectrics14:34 Short History of Polarization up to 182416:37 Faraday experimentally discovers the relation between light & EM17:48 Light as an EM Wave21:45 Overview of Faraday's Accomplishments23:05 Maxwell's Equations25:59 NEWS about "The Lightning Tamers"Video on Faraday's 1831 experiment (very good BTW):youtu.be/mxwVIOHEG4IThe demonstration of the polarizing sunglasses is from:youtube.com/shorts/1W1CQV08b7g?feature=share
How Rutherford Found the Age of the Earth with Alexis Dahl : A Bit of Historical Context Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-07-02 | Alexis Dahl is a science communicator on a quest to understand and marvel at the world outside her door. Kathy will delve into the intersection of geology, theology, physics, and radioactivity in this fascinating story of how we learned how to measure the age of the Earth. Join my newsletter: 👉 bit.ly/KathyLovesPhysics My Website 👉 kathylovesphysics.com The Lightning Tamers 👉 bit.ly/TheLightningTamers Support My Work 👉 Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=15291200 Alexis Dahl Instagram: 👉 instagram.com/alexis.writes Alexis Dahl Youtube Channels: 👉 youtube.com/c/AlexisDahl #ErnestRutherford #kathylovesphysics #alexisdahl
Faraday Cage: History and Importance Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-05-12 | Why did Faraday build his cage back in 1837? This deep dive goes from Benjamin Franklin to Coulomb in the 1700s to the development of radio waves and the Tesla coil. Then I go even further to how the Faraday cage helped JJ Thomson to discover the electron and how it is used to save us from microwaves, EMPs and electronic snooping.Links:Check out my website: www.kathylovesphysics.comMy mailing list: https://kathylovesphysics.ck.page/welcomeMy Patreon Page: patreon.com/user?u=15291200The video of the stage show at the spark museum was taken by me aside from the Tesla coil with the birdcage which is found at:youtu.be/1Z5cxt14FIUThe clip of the movie is edited for time but can be found:youtube.com/watch?v=gS56O-aHEMsThe lightning hitting airplanes is from:youtu.be/m37z5R2rJ5EThe intro song is sung by the fabulous Kim Nalley kimnalley.com
Spark Museum Reaction Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-04-14 | My reaction to seeing the amazing Spark Museum in Bellingham, Washington: holding old books, seeing old electronic equipment and being in the "cave of doom." I had so much fun!My website: www.kathylovesphysics.comSpark Website: sparkmuseum.orgJeff Parisse's Website: jeffparisse.comJeff Behary Website: http://www.electrotherapymuseum.comSome links not from the above websites:"Electricity, Electricity" sung by Kim Nalley: www.kimnalley.comJeff Behary interview: youtu.be/Yca53qG1HwAJohn Jenkins about the Cooke-Wheatstone telegraph: youtube.com/shorts/YKSCqtKZOwgTV show about Spark Museum: youtu.be/bK7fTTTEXF4
How Steinmetz became the Wizard of Schenectady Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-03-17 | Charles Proteus Steinmetz was known as the "Wizard of Schenectady." This video is on his wild and influential life and how he more than earned that moniker.For the script:My mailing list: https://kathylovesphysics.ck.page/welcomeMy Patreon Page: patreon.com/user?u=15291200Jeff Parisse's video on our Spark Museum trip: youtube.com/watch?v=Xe0lh9q2ZMsMy top 2 favorite Steinmetz biographies:John Hammond "Charles Proteus Steinmetz: A Biography" (1924)Ronald Kline "Steinmetz: Engineer and Socialist" (1992)I also highly recommend this list of Steinmetz's photos (New York Heritage Steinmetz Digital Collection): nyheritage.org/organizations/steinmetz-digital-collection-schenectadyLinks to videos used:Edison Tech Movie about GE research labs: youtube.com/watch?v=bY3eGA1nscIUnion College Movie: youtube.com/watch?v=8ddmM3EAzwY1922 Radio address by Steinmetz: nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/schmuse/id/269/rec/1miSci newsreel of Edison's 1922 visit to Schenectady "Thomas Edison in Schenectady": youtube.com/watch?v=EbDEGa49NCMmiSci Film from 1976 where an actor pretends to be Edison to talk about Steinmetz "The Beginning of GE": youtube.com/watch?v=t-4Ud62jTCYKolin Hagar's radio interview from 1972 where he tells the Steinmetz/Ford story: edisontechcenter.org/CharlesProteusSteinmetz.htmlFilm of Steinmetz's restored 1914 electric car (Shared by Union College and the Edison Tech Center): youtube.com/watch?v=CARyUfkiBY8As usual, a big thank you to the fabulous Kim Nalley for singing "electricity" and some background music. www.kimnalley.com
Charles Proteus Steinmetz: A Fun Scientific Biography (Part 1: 1865-1894) Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-02-18 | How and why Charles Proteus Steinmetz came to America, created his theory of hysteresis, the first 3-phase system in the US, and phasors, all before he became the "Wizard of Schenectady." Links:My mailing list:https://kathylovesphysics.ck.page/welcomeMy Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200Union College "Phasors" Movie:youtube.com/watch?v=8ddmM3EAzwYList of Steinmetz's photos (New York Heritage Steinmetz Digital Collection):nyheritage.org/organizations/steinmetz-digital-collection-schenectadyAs usual, a big thank you to the fabulous Kim Nalley for singing "electricity" and some background music. www.kimnalley.com
How Tesla and Ferraris Created the First Polyphase Motor Kathy Loves Physics & History 2022-01-18 | In 1888, both Nikola Tesla and Galileo Ferraris published a similar description of a 2-phase motor and generator. I show how and why Ferraris was inspired by optics and Tesla by Arago's wheel. Links:My mailing list:https://kathylovesphysics.ck.page/welcomeMy Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200As usual, a big thank you to the fabulous Kim Nalley for singing "electricity" and some background music. www.kimnalley.comThe Arago's disc demonstration is from: youtu.be/vghaAcoVaAU
History of 3-phase Electricity & Distribution Kathy Loves Physics & History 2021-12-26 | Who invented 3-phase electrical distribution? Nikola Tesla? Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky? In this video I go through the detailed history from primary sources of this important EE discovery, how it works, and why it is important.Links:My mailing list (with a link for a video on the history of 2 phase)https://kathylovesphysics.ck.page/welcomeMy Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200As usual, a big thank you to the fabulous Kim Nalley for singing "electricity" and some background music. www.kimnalley.comCitations: Alfred, R “Aug 14, 1888: I Sing the Meter Electric” Wired Magazine (Aug 14, 2008) Thompson, S Polyphase Electric Currents and Alternate-current Motors (1900) p. 444 “Mr. Nikola Tesla on Alternating Current Motors” The Telegraphic Journal and Electrical Review vol. xxiv (June 7, 1889) p. 648Carlson, W Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age (2013) p.113Tesla, N “Tesla’s Tribute to Westinghouse,” The Age of Steel LXXXVIII, no. 10 (September 1900), 9.William Stanley “The Induction Motor” Engineering News (Oct 2, 1902) vol. XLVIII No. 14 p. 279Frank Sprague to Sprague Executive Board (leaked to Edison) (April 29, 1890) Edison Papers Digital Edition [X120CBN]Jonnes, J Empires of Light (2003) p. 223Leupp, F George Westinghouse: His Life and Achievements (1919) p. 159Skrabec, Q George Westinghouse: Gentle Genius (2007) p. 130 “Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrowolsky (1862-1919)” [in Russian] Vavilov, S People of Russian Science: Essays on Outstanding Figures of Natural Science [Люди русской науки: Очерки о выдающихся деятелях есте- ствознания и техники] (1948) Dolivo-Dobrowosky, M "Transmission of power by rotary-phase alternate currents", Electrical Engineer (London), vol. 7, p 369, (April 10, 1891) “The invention of the electric motor 1856-1893” Elektrotechnisches Institut (ETI) https://www.eti.kit.edu/english/1390.phpThompson, S Polyphase Electric Currents (1900) p. 173Thompson, S Elementary Lessons in Electricity and Magnetism, (1894) p. 507Ushakov, V “Electrical Power Engineering” (2017) p. 16Allerhand, A “The Earliest Years of Three-Phase Power” Proceedings of the IEEE vol. 108 (Jan, 2020) p. 215-6Herausgegben vom Vorstand der Ausstellung Offizieller Bericht über die Internationale elektrotechnische Ausstellung in Frankfurt am Main, 1891 (1894) p. 324Lightning: Volume 1 (April 28, 1892) p. 509 “The Transmission of Power at Frankfort” The Electrical Engineer (Sept 18, 1891) p. 286Brown, C “Reasons for the Use of the Three-Phase Current in the Lauffen-Frankfort Transmission” The Electrical World (Nov 7, 1891) vol. XVIII No. 19 p. 345Nikola Tesla patent US 382,280 “Electrical Transmission of Power” (May 1, 1888)“Mr. Tesla’s Experiments” (April 6, 1892) Electrical Engineer vol 13-14, p. 350Lamme, B “The Story of the Induction Motor” (March 1921) Electrical Engineering (New York) vol. XL p. 205Tesla’s patent was co-owned by supporters Alfred Brown and Charles Peck, according to Carlson, B Tesla: Inventor of the Electric Age p. 130 “Since they had shrewdly handled the business negotiations and assumed all of the financial risk in developing the motors, Tesla gave Peck and Brown five-ninths of the proceeds from the deal while retaining four-ninths for himself” Lamme, B Benjamin Garver Lamme, Electrical Engineer, An Autobiography (1926) p. 61Lamme, B “The Story of the Induction Motor” (March 1921) Electrical Engineering (New York) vol. XL p. 212Davis, L Fleet Fire: Thomas Edison and the Pioneers of the Electrical Revolution (2012)“Westinghouse paid Tesla $216,600” “Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Westinghouse Electric” Electricity (June 30, 1897) p. 387Gordenker, A “Japan’s incompatible power grids” Japan Times vol. 19 (July, 2011) p. 9Dolivo-Dobrowolsky “Transmission of Power by Rotary-Phase Alternative Currents” The Electrical Engineer (April 3, 1891) p. 336
James Joule Biography: The Beer Brewer Who Changed The World Kathy Loves Physics & History 2021-11-08 | Joule created the equation for the heat from a current carrying wire, found the mechanical equivalent of heat and had the units of energy named after him. Here is his story.Links:My mailing list:https://kathylovesphysics.ck.page/welcomeMy Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200As usual, a big thank you to the fabulous Kim Nalley for singing "electricity" and some background music. www.kimnalley.comSome References: Reynolds, O Memoir of James Prescott Joule (1892) p. 25-6 Cardwell, D James Joule (1989) p. 30 Sturgeon, W “Prospectus” The Annals of Electricity, vol. 1 (1836) p. ii Sturgeon, W “Description of an Electro-magnetic Engine” The Annals of Electricity, vol. 1 (October, 1836) p. 78 Joule, J “Description of an electro-magnetic engine“ (Jan, 1838) Annals of Electricity, vol. 2 p. 122 Joule, J “Investigations in Magnetism and Electro-magnetism” (May 1839) Annals of Electricity, vol. 4 p. 131, 135 Joule, J “On the Heat Evolved by Metallic Conductors of Electricity” (Aug 1841) The Scientific Papers of James Prescott Joule Vol. 1 (1884) p. 61, 65 Joule, J “On the Calorific Effects of Magneto-Electricity” (Aug 1843) The Scientific Papers of James Prescott Joule Vol. 1 (1884) p. 157 William Thomson to J.T. Bottomley in 1882 found in Reynolds, O Memoir of James Prescott Joule (1892) p. 108 Thomson, W “On an Absolute Thermometric Scale…” (June 5, 1848) Proceedings – Cambridge Philosophical Society vol. 1 & 2 p. 68 Clausius, R “On the Moving Force of Heat..” (Translated in English July, 1851) The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine Vol. 2 (1851) p. 2 & 4 Clausius, R “First Memoir” (1850) The Mechanical Theory of Heat (1867) p. 17 “Report of the Committee” Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (1867) p. 474 Siemens, C Report of the Fifty-Second Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
Wheatstone Bridge: A (Not So) Honorable History Kathy Loves Physics & History 2021-09-29 | Charles Wheatstone introduced "his" bridge in 1843 but it was first invented in 1833 by Samuel Christie. This is the story of *why* these men invented this device and the convoluted tale of how it got its name.Links:My mailing list:https://kathylovesphysics.ck.page/welcomeMy Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200As usual, a big thank you to the fabulous Kim Nalley for singing "electricity" and some background music. www.kimnalley.comSolving the Wheatstone Bridge with voltages and voltmeters:youtu.be/-G-dySnSSG4Solving the Wheatstone Bridge for equivalent resistance:youtube.com/watch?v=SOBomZJg8McReferences: “great difficulty in adopting” Christie, S “The Bakerian Lecture” (Feb 28, 1833) Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Vol. 123 (1833) p. 95 “the intensity of the current” Christie, S “The Bakerian Lecture” (Feb 28, 1833) Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Vol. 123 (1833) p. 98 “nearly 288,000 miles” Wheatstone, C “An account of some experiments to measure the velocity of electricity” Proceedings of the Royal Society of London vol 3 (Dec 1837) p. 300 “elected as a member of the prestigious Royal Society of London” Proceedings of the Royal Society vol. 3 (Dec 1837) p. 366 “imagine my dismay..” Letter XIV: William Cooke to his mother (Feb 27, 1837) Extracts (1895) p. 19 “the velocity of lightning” ibid “the glory of Wheatstone’s name…” Clark, L “Memoir of Sir William Fothergill Cooke” (1879) found in Extracts (1895) p. 72 “I found that Mr. Wheatstone…” Cooke quoted in Extracts (1895) p. 890 Jacobi, M “On the application of Electro-magnetism to the moving of Machines” (April 1835) The Annals of Electricity, Magnetism, and Chemistry (Oct 1837) p. 422 “Jacobi’s motor remained the world’s most powerful electric motor..” According to “Jacobi’s Motor” from the Electrotechnisches Institut https://www.eti.kit.edu/english/1382.php “founded on exactly the same principles…” Jacobi, M “On the Principles of Electro-Magnetical Machines” (1840) 10th Meeting of the British Association (1841) p. 21 “has shown me, in his unpublished papers…” Jacobi, M “On the Principles of Electro-Magnetical Machines” (1840) 10th Meeting of the British Association (1841) p. 21 “to determine the practicability…” Wheatstone, C “An Account of Several New Instruments…” Proceedings of the Royal Society vol. 133 p. 303 “differential resistance measurer” Wheatstone, C “An Account of Several New Instruments…” Proceedings of the Royal Society vol. 133 p. 323-4 “differs in mechanical construction…” ibid “not yet generally understood and admitted” Wheatstone, C “An Account of Several New Instruments…” Proceedings of the Royal Society vol. 133 p. 303 “one of the first…to appreciate the importance of Ohm’s” “Obituary Notices: Charles Wheatstone” Proceedings of the Royal Society vol. 24 (1876) p.xxiv “Mr. Christie… has described…” Wheatstone, C “An Account of Several New Instruments…” Proceedings of the Royal Society vol. 133 p. 325 “kwaker” according to Stubley, P Calendar of Crime (2014) “Electric Telegraph Company… quit” Cooke, W The Electric Telegraph: Was it Invented by Professor Wheatstone? (1854) p. 44-8 “Wheatstone’s bridge” Siemens, W “Proposal for a new reproducible Standard Measure of Resistance” (1860) translated and found in The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine Forth Series (Jan, 1861) p. 31 “the beautiful arrangement first invented…” Thomson, W “On the Measurement of Electric Resistance” (June 6, 1861) Proceedings of the Royal Society vol. 11 (1862) p. 313
Ohms Law: History and Biography Kathy Loves Physics & History 2021-08-23 | A biography of high school teacher Georg Ohm. How Ohm wrote his law, why it was hated and how it become accepted in scientific communities. Links:My mailing list:https://kathylovesphysics.ck.page/welcomeMy Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200The video about Faraday where I mention Wheatstone's fear of public speaking:youtu.be/xecZeMQ2zQ8As usual, a big thank you to the fabulous Kim Nalley for singing "electricity" and some background music. www.kimnalley.com Karl Christian von Langsdorf to Johann Ohm (1804) found in “Obituary notices of deceased Fellows: George Simon Ohm” Proceedings of Royal Society of London (Jan 1, 1856) vol. 7 p. 599 According to Jungnickel, C and McCormmach, R Intellectual Mastery of Nature: Theoretical Physics from Ohm to Einstein, Volume 1 (1990) p. 52 Ohm, G “Ueber Elektricitätsleiter” Journal für Chemie und Physik (herausgegeben von Dr. Schweigger u Dr. Meinecke) vol 44 (1825) p. 12 Poggendorf letter to the editor quoted in Schagrin, M “Resistance to Ohm’s Law” (Feb 4, 1963) American Journal of Physics vo. 31 No. 7 p. 542 Schagrin, M “Resistance to Ohm’s Law” (Feb 4, 1963) American Journal of Physics vo. 31 No. 7 p. 545 Ohm, G “Bestimmung des Gesetzes…” Journal für Chemie und Physik vol. 46 (1826) p. 25 translated and found in Schagrin, M “Resistance to Ohm’s Law” (Feb 4, 1963) American Journal of Physics vo. 31 No. 7 p. 543 Georg Ohm in 1826 translated and quoted in Appleyard, R Pioneers of Electrical Communication (1968) p. 199 Jungnickel, C and McCormmach, R Intellectual Mastery of Nature: Theoretical Physics from Ohm to Einstein, Volume 1 (1990) p. 53 Quoted and translated by Tyndall, J “Reports on the Progress of the Physical Sciences” London, Edinburgh and Dublin Phil. Mag. [Forth Series] (May 1852) p. 322 Schagrin, M “Resistance to Ohm’s Law” (Feb 4, 1963) American Journal of Physics vo. 31 No. 7 p. 540 Found in Lloyd William, T Physics, the pioneer science (1959) p. 668 Dr. J. Lamont “Obituary notices of deceased Fellows: George Simon Ohm” Proceedings of Royal Society of London (Jan 1, 1856) vol. 7 p. 600 According to Jungnickel, C and McCormmach, R Intellectual Mastery of Nature: Theoretical Physics from Ohm to Einstein, Volume 1 (1990) p. 57-8 Sturgeon, W “Description of an Electro-magnetic Engine” The Annals of Electricity, vol. 1 (October, 1836) p. 78 Jacobi, M “On the application of Electro-magnetism to the moving of Machines” (April 1835) The Annals of Electricity, Magnetism, and Chemistry (Oct 1837) p. 422 “On the translation of Foreign Scientific Memoirs” British Association for the Advancement of Science Report of the Annual Meeting vo. 10 (1841) p. 446 Bowers, B Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS (2001) p. 102 Taylor, R Scientific Memoirs Selected from The Transactions … vol. 2 (1841) p. 401 Copley Medal 1841 “George Simon Ohm” The Royal Society royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/awards/copley-medal Wheatstone, C “The Bakerian Lecture” (June 15, 1843) Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society vol. 133 p. 303 Found in Alois, K Christianity and the Leaders of Modern Science (1911) p. 132-3 Dr. J. Lamont “Obituary notices of deceased Fellows: George Simon Ohm” Proceedings of Royal Society of London (Jan 1, 1856) vol. 7 p. 602 Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science (1865) Foldout between p. 348 and 349
Physics and History of Why USA uses 120 volts and not 220 volts Kathy Loves Physics & History 2021-06-17 | Why do 1/3 of the countries in the world use around 110 volts and the other 2/3rds use around 220 volts? I go through the history and the physics to explain why it is so confusing.Links:My mailing list:https://kathylovesphysics.ck.page/welcomeMy Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200As usual, a big thank you to the fabulous Kim Nalley for singing "electricity" and some background music. www.kimnalley.comSong: Overture/And All That JazzArtist: Catherine Zeta-Jones;Taye Diggs;Renée ZellwegerLicensed to YouTube by SME (on behalf of Epic); UNIAO BRASILEIRA DE EDITORAS DE MUSICA - UBEM, PEDL, LatinAutor - Warner Chappell, CMRRA, ARESA, BMG Rights Management (US), LLC, Warner Chappell, LatinAutorPerf, BMI - Broadcast Music Inc., and 11 Music Rights Societies
History of the Light Bulb 1705 to 1809 Kathy Loves Physics & History 2021-04-22 | The light bulb is way older than you think! Take a journey through time from Newton's assistant to glowing books to jumping dead frogs to the arc lamp all with tons of demonstrations. Links:My Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200The man with the glowing ball and the levitating gold flakes is from a BBC show (that is beautiful, but full of factual inaccuracies, so beware):youtu.be/Gtp51eZkwoIThe man with the glowing barometer is from James Burke Connections 3 (which also has factual inaccuracies):youtu.be/eCp8h9RkaSwBig Shout out to Bertrand Wolff in France who is working with Christine Blondel on the History of Electricity. Their videos have a lot more detail on how to recreate the experiments (and how to dissect the frog). If you speak any French I recommend you check it out! The frog videos were made at their request by Dr. Francois Ferriere at the University de Rennes 1 and can be seen at:http://www.ampere.cnrs.fr/histoire/items/show/343The video of the gentleman getting shocked can be seen at:http://www.ampere.cnrs.fr/parcourspedagogique/zoom/video/piledevolta/video/Another big thank you to Tonny Cassidy for letting me use his arc lamp video:youtu.be/t8sUrjuyBEgFinally, as usual, a big thank you to the fabulous Kim Nalley for singing "electricity" and some background music. www.kimnalley.com
How Norman Lockyer Discovered Helium (& the Chromosphere & Nature Magazine) Kathy Loves Physics & History 2021-03-26 | Norman Lockyer was amazing! He went from a poor civil servant with no science background to an internationally famous astronomer who discovered the chromosphere of the sun and helium in the sun with a telescope he made with paper mache! And he also started and managed Nature magazine. This is his biography.Links:My Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200The music is from the fabulous Kim Nalley and find her at kimnalley.com
Joseph Fraunhofer Biography: The Father of Modern Astronomy [CC] Kathy Loves Physics & History 2020-12-24 | How did Joseph Fraunhofer, a poor glassmaker, get saved from poverty by a prince and then discover spectroscopy (Fraunhofer lines), single slit diffraction AND the diffraction grating? I use primary sources to discover the background and the physics of this epoch making discovery.Links:My Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200The music is from the fabulous Kim Nalley and find her at kimnalley.com Fraunhofer's work is translated and found in "Prismatic and Diffraction Spectra, Memoirs" (1899) The date of the accident and the death of his family members is from “Memoir of the life of Joseph Fraunhofer” found in The Franklin Institute Journal of the Franklin Institute Vol. 8 (1829) Elsevier p. 97 Wollaston, W “A Method of examining refractive and dispersive Powers, by prismatic Reflection” (June 24, 1802) Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Vol. 92 p. 378Also, check out:Jackson, Myles "Spectrum of Belief" (2000) p. 1-5King, H "The History of the Telescope" (2003) p. 177-8Band, J. C. D. "Lines of Light" (2017)
Alpha Beta Gamma: History of Radioactivity [CC] Kathy Loves Physics & History 2020-12-02 | How was alpha, beta, and gamma radiation discovered and named? Why is there two kinds of beta radiation? Through the papers and letters of Marie and Pierre Curie, Ernest Rutherford, Paul Villard and more I tell the story of how and why the complex nature of radiation was discovered.Some Links:My mailing list:https://kathylovesphysics.ck.page/welcomeMy Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200The music is from the fabulous Kim Nalley and find her at kimnalley.comFascinating article about the history of Rutherford’s radium: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4123660/#FN6Video of the Hindenburg:youtu.be/CgWHbpMVQ1USome references: Rutherford, Ernest, (January, 1899) “Uranium Radiation and the Electrical Conduction Produced by It” Philosophical Magazine Vol. XLVII p. 116 Rutherford, Ernest, (January, 1899) “Uranium Radiation and the Electrical Conduction Produced by It” Philosophical Magazine Vol. XLVII p. 116 J Elster und H. Geitel “Weitere Versuche an Becquerel-strahlen” Annalen der Physik Band 69 (Sept 14, 1899) p. 88 Giesel, M “Ueber die Ablenkbarkeit der Becquerelstrahlen im magnetischen Felde” Annalen der Physik Vol 305, Issue 12 January 1, 1899 Curie, P “Action of the Magnetic Field on the Becquerel Rays” (January 8, 1900) Comptes Rendus No 2, Tome CXXX p. 74 Curie, P and Curie, M “On the Electric Charge of Deviable Rays of Radium” (March 5, 1900) Comptes Rendus No 10, Tome CXXX p. 648 Rutherford, Ernest to Newton, Mary Aug 11, 1895 quoted in Eve, A. S. Rutherford p. 56 Rutherford, Ernest to Newton, Mary Aug 3, 1898 quoted in Eve, A. S. Rutherford p. 55 Soddy, Fredrick, quoted in Schwoerer, H., Magil, J. Beleites, B. Lasers and Nuclei p. 131 Rutherford, E (Feb, 1903) “The Magnetic and Electric Deviation of the easily absorbed Rays from Radiation” Philosophical Magazine Vol V – Sixth Series p. 177 Rutherford, E (Feb, 1903) “The Magnetic and Electric Deviation of the easily absorbed Rays from Radiation” Philosophical Magazine Vol V – Sixth Series p. 177 Curie, M Radio-Active Substances (1904) p. 33 Curie, M Radio-Active Substances (1904) p. 33 Frederick Soddy quoted in Howorth, M Pioneer Research on the Atom (1958) p. 98 Frederick Soddy quoted in Howorth, M Pioneer Research on the Atom (1958) p. 112 Ramsay, W and Soddy, F “Experiments in Radioactivity, and the Production of Helium from Radium” (July 28, 1903) Proceedings of the Royal Society (Vol 72) p. 206 Rutherford, E and Royds, T “The nature of alpha particle from Radioactive Substances” Phil. Mag. 17 p. 286 (Jan 1909) Rutherford, Ernest “Forty Years of Physics” in Background to Modern Science, 1938 p 48 Rutherford, Ernest “Forty Years of Physics” in Background to Modern Science, 1938 p 48 Rutherford, Ernest “Forty Years of Physics” in Background to Modern Science, 1938 p 48
Radioactivity: Etymology/History and Physics [CC] Kathy Loves Physics & History 2020-10-16 | Marie Curie named Polonium "radio-active" in 1898, but why and why did anyone listen to a shy Polish immigrant who was also (shock) a woman? I use primary sources to describe why she discovered so much and why she was so influential. Ready? Let's go!My Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200The music is from the fabulous Kim Nalley and find her at kimnalley.comIf you would like to read the original newspaper report about x-rays translated into English check it out here:kathylovesphysics.com/2018/10/18/a-sensational-discovery-die-presse-january-5-1896-first-newspaper-article-on-the-x-ray
Why X-rays Were UNKNOWN [CC] Kathy Loves Physics & History 2020-10-02 | Wilhelm Rontgen discovered and named x-rays because x was unknown. But why were x-rays unknown and why did the name stick outside of Germany but not inside Germany where it was discovered? Watch the video to find out!References:My Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200The music is from the fabulous Kim Nalley and find her at kimnalley.comIf you would like to read the original newspaper report about x-rays translated into English check it out here:kathylovesphysics.com/2018/10/18/a-sensational-discovery-die-presse-january-5-1896-first-newspaper-article-on-the-x-rayIf you wish to read Roentgen's first paper or first magazine article or a report on how people responded to the x-ray (including that story of secretly checking someone's fiancee) I highly recommend the book: "Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen and the Early History of the Roentgen Rays" by Otto Glasser written in 1934 and reprinted in 1991. The "X-ray Fiend" was from:youtube.com/watch?v=3gMCkFRMJQQThe music by Kevin MacLoad "Hammock Fight" can be found: Music by Kevin MacLeod. Available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Download link: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100213
Battery History: the Origin of the Name [CC] Kathy Loves Physics & History 2020-09-18 | Why is the battery called a battery? Watch the whirlwind history from Ben Franklin shocking his friends to Galvani shocking dead frogs to Volta shocking himself to a Regency-era scientist loved for his big battery and good looks.My Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200The music is from the fabulous Kim Nalley and find her at kimnalley.comExperiments:1. How to make a voltaic pile:Take 10 shiny pennies, 10 zinc washers (or tin foil), and cut out 10 circles in paper or cardboard. Put the paper or cardboard in a cup full of vinegar. Layer the items zinc, paper, penny, zinc, paper, penny... You got a battery! Crazy eh?2. How to make Hydrogen and OxygenTake a container of water and add a pinch of baking soda (you can add salt but it will make Chlorine and that is dangerous). Put leads from a 9 V battery into the water. That is it. If you put a tube with a balloon on top of the leads you can collect the gas but be careful, the gasses can be dangerous around a flame!Thanks:Big Shout out to Bertrand Wolff in France who is working with Christine Blondel on the History of Electricity. Their videos have a lot more detail on how to recreate the experiments (and how to dissect the frog). If you speak any French I recommend you check it out! The frog videos were made at their request by Dr. Francois Ferriere at the University de Rennes 1 and can be seen at:http://www.ampere.cnrs.fr/histoire/items/show/343The videos of the voltage and maximum current from a voltaic pile as well as the gentleman getting shocked can be seen at:http://www.ampere.cnrs.fr/parcourspedagogique/zoom/video/piledevolta/video/
Bohr model: Math and Logic of Derivation Kathy Loves Physics & History 2020-09-04 | This is a detailed derivation of Bohr's model to get to the Balmer series and Rydberg's constant from fundamental principles. It is at AP Physics/Freshman College Level. My Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200The music is from the fabulous Kim Nalley and find her at kimnalley.comThe gif of Bohr's model is from Wikipedia Creative Commons: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bohr_atom_animation.gif
Bohr Model: A Delightful History [CC] Kathy Loves Physics & History 2020-08-16 | How did 27-yr-old Niels Bohr make a model of the atom that was so audacious even Einstein admitted it he did not dare publish them? This is a story of dorky physics jokes, a truly supportive marriage, a useful conversation and a brilliant maid. Ready? Let's go!My Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200The music is from the fabulous Kim Nalley and find her at kimnalley.comSome LinksHow JJ Thomson Discovered the electron: youtu.be/n3c77C-69wgMarie Curie and Radium: youtu.be/64q1R56hFjYErnest Rutherford Biography (and how he discovered Alpha and Beta radiation): youtu.be/IVngNa_mAawRutherford and the discovery of the Nucleus: youtu.be/eoorE5nEQQgThe discovery of spectroscopy: youtu.be/TFP55200MPYMax Planck's Quantum theory: youtu.be/uMUi3o78qgQAlbert Einstein's View of Light: youtu.be/BiPEY99w8LoEinstein and the Solvay Conference: youtu.be/ueqVVa4iA24
Heisenberg, Bohr: the Friendship behind the Copenhagen Interpretation of Quantum Theory Kathy Loves Physics & History 2020-08-03 | The Copenhagen Interpretation was born of the friendship between Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr. How did they meet, how did their friendship change science and how did the outside world damage that friendship? Watch this video and find out!My Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200Some Links: The short video of the 1927 Solvay Congress:youtube.com/watch?v=8GZdZUouzBYThe music is from the fabulous Kim Nalley and find her at kimnalley.com
Heisenberg and Bohrs 1941 Copenhagen Meeting: What Happened? Kathy Loves Physics & History 2020-07-28 | I use letters, secret recordings and diaries to try to solve the mystery of why Heisenberg went to Nazi occupied Denmark and told Bohr that he was working on the military aspects of fission. The answer I came to is depressing about Heisenberg but surprisingly clear. See if you agree with me!My Patreon Page:patreon.com/user?u=15291200Some Links: The clip where Heisenberg is writing Bohr is from a very pro-Heisenberg biography where Heisenberg has a British accent and it is all blamed on Bohr's wife! The link can be found here:youtu.be/K4lY4rF8rQkThe interview of the son of the Rabbi who saved Danish Jews is from a fascinating documentary from the BBC that can be found here:youtu.be/skocUzic4LsThe interview of Edward Teller is from here (and it is interesting to listen to what he thought happened in Copenhagen which was very pro-Heisenberg)youtu.be/ClhLnZtgcsEThe clip where Weizsacker is talking about 1941 is from a fantastic biography that you can find here:youtube.com/watch?v=gGriZxJ6nZQ&t=2sThe song "Electricity, Electricity" is a version of the song originally written by the folks at Schoolhouse Rock by my fabulous friend Kim Nalley. Check her out at kimnalley.com
