Cosmos

Season 1, Episode 10

Episode Title: The Electric Boy

Air Date: 2014-05-11

Overview:

Travel to 19th century England and meet Michael Faraday, a child of poverty who grew up to invent the motor and the generator. His ideas about electricity and discovery of magnetic fields changed the world and paved the way for future scientists to make giant strides in the world of high technology and instantaneous communication.