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Electrical Concepts

“Mystery creates wonder, and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.”

Neil Armstrong, former American astronaut and thefirst person to walk on the moon

Pulling Back the Veil of Mystery

Electricity is one of nature’s most fascinating phenomena. Its energy can be manifest as light, noise, heat, pressure, or work. It can light up a city, propel cars and buses, and drive any number of appliances that serve to make our lives easier, safer, and more enjoyable. But to a novice, its behavior can be challenging to understand because its characteristics are obscured by a veil of mystery. In Chapter 1 we learned ...

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