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Tag: electric motors

Engines Podcast

Engines of Our Ingenuity 1327: Electricity, Books, and Change

Dr. John Lienhard

Posted on March 31, 2017 · Episode: 1327 Electricity in Everyday Life in 1904. Today, let’s look for parallels.

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