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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…

Adventures in Jet Power 1950 Full comic.pdf
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.

Electricity around us.pdf
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…

Engineering in your future.pdf
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…

George Westinghouse.pdf
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…

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

Land of plenty.pdf
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.

Man-made magic.pdf
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,…

More Power to America.pdf
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,…

Network of power.pdf
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…
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