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The story of light
Johnny Powers and his older brother Ed visit Edison's restored Menlo Park laboratory at Henry Ford's Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan and the GE Lighting Institute at Nela Park in Cleveland, OH to learn about Edison's lighting developments…
The littlest giant
A GE comic about transistors that deviates from the traditional format. The comic is narrated by a radio vacuum tube, the technology that the transistor supplanted. The main characters are two unnamed characters an airplane pilot and his son, who…
Science in your future
Ed Powers, a GE engineer, takes his teenage brother Johnny on a tour of the General Electric Research Laboratory in Niskayuna, NY and explore new scientific discoveries.
Our place in space
Teenager Johnny Powers learns about the history, science and application of rocketry from his older brother Ed Powers, a General Electric engineer.
On the air
A microphone comes to life and takes young Jimmy on behind-the-scenes tour of the NBC radio studios.
Network of Power
Teenager Johnny Powers visits GE's High Voltage Laboratory in Pittsfield, MA with his brother Ed, a GE engineer and witnesses a demonstration of GE's 10-million volt lightning generator. While driving in a storm, their route is blocked by a downed…
Mr. Edison's dilemma: the perplexing problem of keeping our electric lights on.
A class discusses the basics of electricity generation and the challenges that face utilities with the increase in electricity usage.
More Power to America special
Teenager Johnny Powers learns about the importance of electricity to manufacturing and the contribution of manufacturing and production to America's success. Johnny's brother Ed, a GE engineer, takes him on a tour of GE's More Power to America train,…
Man-made magic
Teenager Johnny Powers learns about turbines and generators and surge protection on power systems from his brother Ed, a GE electrical engineer, during a visit to GE and a ride on an electric streetcar. This was a revision of the first GE comic book,…
Light for the world
Students visit a theater and see a show about Edison's life and electricity-related inventions, including his incandescent lamp and bi-polar dynamo. The show also discusses the changes in electricity generation since Edison's time and how they shaped…