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We Use Power

1956/10 min 53 sec/63 shots

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We Use Power explains how people use different forms of power to perform work. Using small models and demonstrations, it shows how flowing water and steam can turn generators to produce electricity, which travels through wires to operate motors and machines in distant factories. The film contrasts these systems with human muscle power and everyday mechanical tasks.

Provenance and rights

Collection: Prelinger Archives
Original title: We Use Power
Date: 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z
Original link: Open on Internet Archive
Rights: public_domain

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