Werner von Siemens' Dynamo-Electric Machine (4/108)

Werner von Siemens' Dynamo-Electric Machine (4/108)

In the series important inventions and discoveries from the spheres of geoscience and civil engineering are presented. The viewer gains insight into both the scientific and the socio-political background of a discovery or an invention. Pioneers of science are portrayed, subjects of research are presented and their further development up to the present day is traced. The process and functioning of the research objects are explained by means of computer animation. Dramatized scenes shed light on the working conditions and methods of the scientists. Particularly impressive are the historical film documents, some of which date back to the early years of cinematography. In der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts entdeckte Werner Siemens das dynamo-elektrische Prinzip und konstruierte den ersten modernen Dynamo. Diese Erfindung hat die Energietechnik revolutioniert. Die Dokumentation erzählt die Geschichte dieser technologischen Revolution und ihrer Anwendungen, der Elektrifizierung von Fabriken, Verkehr und Beleuchtung. In einem Trickfilm wird das dynamo-elektrische Prinzip anschaulich entwickelt.

WorldMediaFestival 2007 - GRAND Award for "Documentaries" WorldMediaFestival 2007 - GOLD Award for "Documentaries: Research and Science"