Little Atoms presents...Electric Enlightenment
Nov 11, 2017•25 min
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Episode description
Episode 1 of Little Atoms' documentary series "Converging Cultures" explores the influence of science on the Romantic and Gothic imagination. Electricity captivated the greatest minds of the “age of wonder”. Gentlemen amateurs amazed audiences with their experiments, and some even believed electricity could conquer death itself. The young Mary Shelley was as enthralled as anyone - leading to the greatest horror creation of all time: Frankenstein.
Presented by Neil Denny
Produced by Thomas Glasser
Little Atoms' series Converging Cultures was created with the support of the Wellcome Trust
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