The invention of the first power station | Physics - The Genius of Invention

Suitable for teaching 11-16s. This clip describes the effects of Michael Faraday’s electrical generator on Victorian society, and the opening of the World’s first power station at Holborn Viaduct. Subscribe for more Physics clips from BBC Teach on Wednesdays when we have them in: http://bit.ly/BBCSubscribeTeach If you found this video helpful, give it a like. Share it with someone. Add the video to your own teaching playlists. Create an account, subscribe to the channel and create playlists for different age groups, sets and syllabuses. Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/bbc_teach ===================== Michael Mosley, Cassie Newland and Mark Miodownik describe the scientific achievements of Michael Faraday. In developing the electrical generator he separated power usage from where the power was produced (for electricity can easily be transferred, unlike mechanical steam power). The Victorian society in which he lived needed electricity and in 1881 the Savoy Theatre was the first public venue to be lit by electric power, in place of the smelly, hot gas lamps. A description of the World’s first power station opened in 1882 at Holborn Viaduct is given. This clip is from the BBC series The Genius of Invention, examining the inventions that led to the electrical, the transport and the communication revolutions that shaped the modern world. For more clips from The Genius of Invention: http://bit.ly/TeachGenius For our Physics playlist: http://bit.ly/Teach2ndaryPhysics For Class Clips users, the original reference for the clip was p018ry27. ===================== Teaching Physics or History? This clip would be ideally suited to showing students the significant achievements of Faraday. It could set the scene for a project on this or other famous historical scientists. This clip will be relevant for teaching Physics. This topic appears in OCR, Edexcel, AQA, WJEC KS4/GCSE in England and Wales, CCEA GCSE in Northern Ireland and SQA National 4/5 in Scotland. ===================== For more clips from other subjects at the BBC Teach YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/bbcteach More resources for teachers from the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/teach More from BBC Learning Zone: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone More resources from BBC Bitesize: http://www.bbc.co.uk/education ===================== Subscribe to create your own customised playlists, and get notified about our latest clips. As we have them, new videos will be uploaded on the following days: Mondays: Biology, Computer Science, Music, Religious Studies Tuesdays: Drama and Performance, English Language, Maths, Physical Education Wednesdays: Languages, Media Studies, Modern Studies and PSHE, Physics Thursdays: Art and Design, Chemistry, Geography, History Fridays: Business Studies, Design and Technology, English Literature, Early Years