Micheal Faraday demonstrates electromagnetic induction. Useful to generate electric current,. Hydropower is linked to generating electricity. Alternating current produces dependable electricity.
In the early 19th century, the electric light changed the world. Coming up with a commercially viable light bulb took many years of experimenting. Though Thomas Edison was not the first to work with electricity, his direct current system gave him an important place in American history.
This film tells the story of the arrival of electricity in Hathine, a tiny, isolated village in the forbidden mountains of northern Laos—one of the last Communist countries in the world—on the borders of China and Vietnam.
