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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…

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…

The comic commemorates the centennial of George Westinghouse's birth, telling the story of his life, the invention of the air brake for trains and his work with William Stanley and Nikola Tesla on alternating current electricity. The comic includes…

Spanish language version of the Story of LIght comic book.

Educational comic book from Westinghouse explores different electrical-based technologies, including atomic power, jet propulsion, electric lighting, motors, radio, and television. It also explores the technology of the future. It includes some…

GE engineer Ed Powers explains the basics of atomic theory to his younger brother Johnny Powers and highlights early atomic generating projects.

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.

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…

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,…

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,…