Johnny Powers and his classmates explore the many uses of electricity in the home and at the circus with the help of Johnny's brother Ed, a General Electric electrical engineer.
This is the first of the GE educational comic books. Johnny Powers visits his older brother Ed's laboratory at GE, and learns about life before electricity and how electricity is generated and transmitted.
Ed Powers introduces his younger brother Johnny and his friend Jane to the latest in electronics, the transistor, and the impact it had on radios, televisions, and other electronics. The three visit GE's Electronics Park facility in Syracuse, NY to…
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.
Explores the history of electric power, the use of electricity in the home, industry, and farms; and the function of power stations, and the distribution and transmission networks. Includes experiments that could be done at home.