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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…
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.
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…
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,…
Land of plenty: a story of freedom and power
A family escapes the "Iron Curtain" and experiences the benefits of American life and electricity with GE engineer Ed Powers and his teenage brother Johnny.
Engineering in your future
Teenager Johnny Powers explores a career in engineering after winning a science fair and talking with his brother Ed, a General Electric engineer. A revision of Adventures into the future, parts were re-drawn and inked and several panels were…
Electricity around us
Johnny Powers and his classmates are challenged by their teacher to locate one hundred uses of electricity in the home and a nearby circus. With Johnny's older brother Ed they explore lighting, household appliances, and the many uses of electric…
Adventures in jet power
GE engineer Ed Powers tells his younger brother Johnny the story of the development of the jet engine and how turbines and jet engines work. The story includes a visit to the GE Flight Test Facility at the Schenectady County Airport in Glenville, NY.