EdisonTechCenter TechCenter
EdisonTechCenter TechCenter
  • 243
  • 16 602 568
Superconductors: IGC history, Fermilab, early MRIs
70-80s History of Intermagnetics General which pioneered the first high res MRI magnets, it also made the superconducting magnet coils for Fermilab (for the atom smasher). Carl Rosner led a team mostly from General Electric to develop Niobium-tin magnets. IGC spun off from GE. This is a piece from the Wizards of Schenectady Series featuring holocaust survivor and engineering wizard Carl Rosner. Philips later bought IGC. The original documentary is 40 minutes and is one of several long-form documentaries by Edison Tech Center.
Переглядів: 1 650

Відео

Time Base in an Atari 2600 Computer in 1980
Переглядів 1,2 тис.Рік тому
Time base is important for the communication of parts in a computer, and in the Atari Video Computer System it would also synchronize with a television. The Atari is a classic computer used both for games and work and is loved by many. We show you the inside components of an Atari and do a basic explanation in order to support our larger program of educating the viewer about time measurement in...
Time Base in Commodore Vic-20 Computer
Переглядів 835Рік тому
Basic time measurement in computers: we start with showing you a 1980s classic computer the Commodore. See the CPU, RAM chips, resistors, capacitors and the crystal that was used to sync the system. This is the first video in a series of applications of time measurement for the Universe of Instrumentation. Computers are instruments of engineering so we are including them in the Unit II "Time" p...
Oscilloscopes - Analogue and Digital 50s vs 80s
Переглядів 3,2 тис.Рік тому
Showing a 1950s tube amplifier oscilloscope and Tektronix 1980s era digital oscilloscope. Bill describes the basics on how to use an oscilloscope and how they work. He shows knobs, capacitors, vacuum tubes and cathode ray tube. He demonstrates the sweep pattern and speed on the digital oscilloscope. From the archives of the Edison Tech Center we have many historic oscilloscopes. This is the 2nd...
Oscilloscope Cameras - Documenting Work
Переглядів 1,7 тис.Рік тому
The only way to record measurements used to be to photograph the wave forms during testing on the oscilloscope. In the 1950s instant film allowed for instant recording of results and engineers used film every day in their work. A film camera was mounted facing the screen. One could run more than one scan on one photo, showing multiple lines on the photo, to show and measure contrast between dif...
Discovery of the Solid State Laser: Robert N. Hall Lecture
Переглядів 1,5 тис.Рік тому
Rare lecture (1990) from esteemed engineer and applied physicist Bob Hall (Robert N. Hall) about his discovery of the semiconductor laser, now found in technology in every corner of the world. In 1962 he and team created the first working laser from a gallium arsenide crystal. Mr. Hall not only created the laser, but contributed to development of magnetrons, power rectifiers, photovoltaics and ...
Oscilloscope VS Television - the CRT
Переглядів 3,7 тис.2 роки тому
Why is a TV able to have a wide screen while oscilloscopes continued to have narrow screens? This explains the cathode ray tube (CRT) and time measurement that keeps it working. The picture size is smaller on an oscilloscope as it uses an electrostatic system and this is good for accuracy in measurement. Scan rates, linearity and other factors are differences. Early televisions used a optical l...
How CRTs in Oscilloscopes Work
Переглядів 11 тис.2 роки тому
1940s Oscilloscope used to display the basics of how they work. Narrated by electrical engineer Bill Kornrumpf at the Edison Tech Center. To measure time and energy engineers needed to develop a new "meter". Needle meters used in the past were unable to show wave forms. For the age of radio and TV to start we needed more precise measurements. Part of the "Time" unit in the Universe of Instrumen...
Part 2 Gas Turbine History in Planes and Trains (1998 Lecture)
Переглядів 9082 роки тому
Faster jets, more powerful trains, Bob Hendrickson continues his lecture on the history of gas turbines, from Schenectady, New York to Lynn, Massachusetts. Allison, General Electric, timelines of testing experimental engines. IAA engine by Whittle, compressors, inlets, difusers, outlets, combustion chambers, turbines and other part descriptions. I-40 engine at Lynn, Mass. Doubleflow compressor,...
History of Gas Turbines in Airplanes Lecture (Oral History 1998)
Переглядів 1,2 тис.2 роки тому
Part 1: One of the pioneers of gas turbines Robert Hendrickson takes on a full history of gas turbines in airplanes, with a emphasis on General Electric work in Schenectady, New York. Pre WW2, A turboprop, A turbojet. Descriptions of blades, inlets, compressor, radial inflow turbine. Experimental planes and helicopters. FJ-2 Fury, Saberjet F-86, CV B-36. VHS tape recording from 1998 as part of ...
Techsplorer - H. Gauper on RF and early Computers
Переглядів 2,2 тис.5 років тому
Oral history: Harold Gauper worked with early computers and RF at General Electric. Nick Barber interviews him about his time. He worked with bouncing radio off the moon and early satellite. His career spanned 1940s to 1970s during the topics of this interview.
Full Interview with Mechanical Engineer Nancy Fitzroy
Переглядів 5 тис.5 років тому
First half of our interview with mechanical engineer and tech pioneer Nancy Fitzroy. Nancy has received many awards for her work in the later 20th century from the IEEE, ASME and other groups. This is part of our oral history series called "Edison Presents". This segment is a half hour and includes the pre-1950s technology Nancy and her husband worked on. They worked on World War II technology ...
AWACS Radar Development
Переглядів 12 тис.6 років тому
Talking about high-powered radar used in the AWACS aircraft. How it works and its development from 1960-1990. The radar operates with a 3 GHz range and can do everything from detect other aircraft to motion on the ground. Rudy Dehn and team had to develop a new klystron with higher data rate than ever before using quick bursts of energy.
High-powered Radar History 1937-1955 - Klystrons
Переглядів 12 тис.6 років тому
Discussion of early radar, work by W.C. Hahn, Cy Ramo, then work at General Electric as they perfected the L128 Klystron tube. Rudy Dehn describes the developments of the tube. These UHF tubes were used in broadcast transmission of television as well as high powered radar.
Radio Interference at the start of the Electronic Age
Переглядів 1,9 тис.6 років тому
EE Harold Gauper talks about radio interference problems at the start of the consumer electronic age in the 50s-70s. Up until that time manufacturers were not careful about how they designed appliances and things in the 50s became chaotic.
1960s GE Research Lab Changes
Переглядів 2,5 тис.6 років тому
1960s GE Research Lab Changes
Wicks on Nuclear Energy, Electric Cars and more
Переглядів 1,7 тис.6 років тому
Wicks on Nuclear Energy, Electric Cars and more
Prof. Frank Wicks on Energy and Technology P1
Переглядів 1,4 тис.6 років тому
Prof. Frank Wicks on Energy and Technology P1
Radar History: Rad Lab and Schenectady Work
Переглядів 16 тис.7 років тому
Radar History: Rad Lab and Schenectady Work
Radar History: The Lighthouse Tube
Переглядів 18 тис.7 років тому
Radar History: The Lighthouse Tube
Simon Ramo - Engineering Pioneer 1913-2016
Переглядів 4,1 тис.7 років тому
Simon Ramo - Engineering Pioneer 1913-2016
Antique Amp and Volt Meters
Переглядів 13 тис.7 років тому
Antique Amp and Volt Meters
Universe of Instrumentation Series
Переглядів 2,8 тис.7 років тому
Universe of Instrumentation Series
Amp and Volt Meters 1800-Today
Переглядів 17 тис.7 років тому
Amp and Volt Meters 1800-Today
Steinmetz and Rice found the GE Research Lab
Переглядів 2,7 тис.8 років тому
Steinmetz and Rice found the GE Research Lab
Steinmetz's Electric Car and Canoe Pastime
Переглядів 8 тис.8 років тому
Steinmetz's Electric Car and Canoe Pastime
Electrical Substations
Переглядів 46 тис.8 років тому
Electrical Substations
Real Engineers
Переглядів 1,6 тис.8 років тому
Real Engineers
Adaptive Optics Discoveries
Переглядів 11 тис.8 років тому
Adaptive Optics Discoveries
The James Webb Space Telescope
Переглядів 14 тис.8 років тому
The James Webb Space Telescope

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @haraya_manawari
    @haraya_manawari День тому

    it's like a giant processor

  • @adrianwaterman133
    @adrianwaterman133 7 днів тому

    Finally sensible explained science

  • @GuestCount
    @GuestCount 7 днів тому

    what branch of science does electricity belong?

  • @user-ts8rp7wy2n
    @user-ts8rp7wy2n 8 днів тому

    Guarisci tutto una vita intera aids oids e u mi chiamo Biagio di balsamo e famiglia 😂

  • @johnnygarcia7297
    @johnnygarcia7297 8 днів тому

    This THE video🔥

  • @YAKUMO1998
    @YAKUMO1998 8 днів тому

    The bare solid copper conductor was generally used in medium voltage branch circuits for smaller streets, generally no more than 8,6 or 4 AWG, over time they were replaced by ACSR 1/0 or 4 AWG,normally capacity did not exceed 1000-2500kVA at 13.8kV. While 4/0 AWG and 336.4 ACSRs have always been used on trunk feeders, typically 13.8kV will flow 5000 to 8000kVA rated capacity, or 6250 (4/0 AWG) to 12,000kVA (336.4kcmil) permissible limit. I've heard that 477kcmil is also used in trunks I'm making a reference here in Brazil, but it shouldn't deviate too much from the North American 12.470 volt specifications.

  • @Icanfigureitoutintime
    @Icanfigureitoutintime 10 днів тому

    Very important for the insulators being glass to be reused after the fire!

  • @hemantparakh6462
    @hemantparakh6462 13 днів тому

    I would like to start a Wax Cylinder Company which would Record Income streams so I would like to ask the wax Candles making companies to set up a Partition in the Middle of the Storage Glass of the Wax Candles and use three wicks in the wax candles for the purpose of mining of wax cylinders

  • @bmwem9291
    @bmwem9291 15 днів тому

    This video triggered a lot of memories and nostalgia. I was a EE undergraduate at Syracuse University from 1964 through 1968. The EE Department had an analog GE network analyzer that filled a very large glass walled room directly inside the entrance to the engineering building. If I remember correctly, it was mostly used to analyze large transmission networks for Niagara Mohawk. I understood GE Schenectady also had one or two of these huge analyzers. At this moment, I have in my hand, GE publication GET-1285A, titled "G-E Network Analyzers", Copyright 1950, Price $5.00. The pictures trigger a lot of memories. The laboratory used undergraduate students to help set-up the machine for a particular study and then help laboriously record the data for each of many points and conditions. The actual numerical data was read off an optical meter with very high resolution (swinging mirror/reticle over relatively long-distance optical path). A very large one-line drawing of the network was open and secured to a glass tabletop with a relatively fine matrix of small indicating lights. A data point was selected, and its numerical value read out loud by the first operator. A light lit under the appropriate network component on the one line and then the data was hand written on the drawing by the second operator. It was a time-consuming effort just to collect the data to say nothing of setting up the network or even changing it to simulate another of the many configurations being tested. I would schedule time between classes to work at the analyzer and, at first, was paid minimum wage 0f $1.00/Hour. Before graduating I think I was getting $1.50/Hour. Each week I received a check for $10 to $12 and that represented the same amount my dad had allocated for me in my checking account for spending money so I was able to double my beer, girls, etc. funding. There is about an 11:1 inflation ratio between then and now so I remember feeling flush with "off my dad's books" spending money. In the summer of 1966, I worked as a student engineer for an electric utility in their System Planning Department. One of my jobs was to run a digital load flow study. It used a GE time sharing system about 70 miles away and I accessed it through a model 33 Teletype and telephone modem. The program was written in Basic and was named "ChiFlow" because it was written by the University of Chicago (I think). I do not at all remember if it was as in depth as the analog GE Network Analyzer, but it was regularly used, and each study took many "thinking" hours before the analyzed data starting printing on the TTY. I don't know if anyone is even going to read this as this is a relatively old video but I, nevertheless, have enjoyed reminiscing.

  • @litoboy5
    @litoboy5 16 днів тому

    A Jewel, what's the weight of the needl?

  • @litoboy5
    @litoboy5 16 днів тому

    Amazing

  • @jlindsa
    @jlindsa 17 днів тому

    This doesn't really explain how sound is played off an inanimate object. That's the "voodoo" at play. Also, how much of this did Edison invent and how much did he "just" piece together various products to create something new?

  • @DamianDeEu
    @DamianDeEu 20 днів тому

    For somebody to come up with the math and the engineering of such device is just astounding! Got a lot more respect for the fluorescent now in the era of leds 😁 great video btw thanks for sharing

  • @litestuffllc7249
    @litestuffllc7249 21 день тому

    It is misleading to call the gyro/engine vanes - guidance - it is stabilization. The V2 was a ballistic missile; it had no "guidance" Guidance is directing a missile to a target. The only Guidance the V2 had was the lunch platform that gave it a general direction. If it was accidentally launched toward the northsea there was nothing in the V2 which would direct it to redirect it's course towards London or Amsterdam; let alone a ship at sea. Because the V2 had no "guidance" it was very inaccurate, much like a big artillery shell. The Germans did deveope some missiles with Guidance but the V2 isn't one of them.

  • @nickdanger3802
    @nickdanger3802 26 днів тому

    The triode was the first non-mechanical device to provide power gain at audio and radio frequencies, and made radio practical. Triodes are used for amplifiers and oscillators. Many types are used only at low to moderate frequency and power levels. Large water-cooled triodes may be used as the final amplifier in radio transmitters, with ratings of thousands of watts. Specialized types of triode ("lighthouse" tubes, with low capacitance between elements) provide useful gain at microwave frequencies.

  • @kishormore4098
    @kishormore4098 28 днів тому

  • @DaraGaming42
    @DaraGaming42 Місяць тому

    Victorian kids be like….”Buy my mix cylinder”

  • @badreality2
    @badreality2 Місяць тому

    "I once started at a low pressure sodium lamp for three hours." ... Even a regular lamp will do that to your eyes, if you stare at it for three hours, bro.

  • @avin6602
    @avin6602 Місяць тому

    Amazing! thank you!

  • @goodlifesavior
    @goodlifesavior Місяць тому

    i am was one of first men who interested with OLED displays but it was because i am organic chemist

  • @SA-gf3th
    @SA-gf3th Місяць тому

    Fujny thing is 3 phase is just one conductor more of same thickness and you achieve triple the power. You dont get it beyond this pint

  • @joeculver7489
    @joeculver7489 Місяць тому

    Gas was a better solution back then and still is today. Electric will not take over until we have a power supply solution. Battery technology is not good enough yet. You want an electric car then go buy it. Don't rely on my tax dollars to subsidize your purchase. Don't force me to buy one.

  • @lohphat
    @lohphat Місяць тому

    We had those flat night light panels when I was a kid in the 60s.

  • @miroslavivanco9504
    @miroslavivanco9504 Місяць тому

    PS: Nikola Tesla (a freak 😊), ...he studied a lot and liked to study - an excellent theoretician, our man - a Slav 😊. Unfortunately, nothing, nothing!!! specifically (apart from his - Tesla 😊 coil - more a toy than ... necessary use) commercial usable HE DID NOT INVENT !!! 😊. Too bad 😊. He could rather devote himself to the radio, and not to the unrealistic transmission of energy through the ether 😊. All other things are rather partially his phantasmagoria and mainly the invention of journalists 😊. Journalists, especially in America (USA), like to bend the truth according to what and when it suits them 😊. They only recognized the patent for the radio after his death 😊, they didn't want to pay anyone, not even Markoni. ...

  • @thedriver02
    @thedriver02 Місяць тому

    I would love to have one of these!

  • @Boulder_SmokingACiggie
    @Boulder_SmokingACiggie 2 місяці тому

    mhh. Interesting.

  • @ebrahimparak1133
    @ebrahimparak1133 2 місяці тому

    Works well in conjunction with a voltage monitor relay...on it's own, damage to equipment still occurs

  • @maryjohnson1890
    @maryjohnson1890 2 місяці тому

    I didnt even know the history of electric cars. Thats amazing that we had electric cars 120 years ago. I just found this history out listening to someone on the radio. And I said did I hear this person correctly? They had electric cars back then? And they certainly did. And the same problem exists today as to why the electric cars are not practical. Not enough charging stations and the cars cant be used for long distances!!!

  • @jorgegonzalez3103
    @jorgegonzalez3103 2 місяці тому

    So satisfying to witness this great old school video 🙏🙏🙏🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

  • @niloda4920
    @niloda4920 2 місяці тому

    So helpful✨

  • @KeyboardBuster
    @KeyboardBuster 2 місяці тому

    Ten cups of black coffee and chicken chow main.....than lets make a youtube video!

  • @crushedrgb
    @crushedrgb 2 місяці тому

    Who the hell is going to go to mars stuck in that little can?

  • @dr_dodge_racing
    @dr_dodge_racing 2 місяці тому

    very cool are you guys still up and running? I was one of the first members in 2002

  • @Agent77X
    @Agent77X 2 місяці тому

    Orion is still the best capsule for outer space travel! Seems it could be used to travel deep space like to the Andromeda galaxy and back!😊

  • @prawnstar9213
    @prawnstar9213 2 місяці тому

    Well, this man must be nervous or he naturally talks so fast you’ll be lucky to catch any detail. 😅

  • @TankCrusher210
    @TankCrusher210 2 місяці тому

    Erratum: The armature is that winding of an electrical machine in which alternating current flows. At 0:15, the rotor is erroneously captioned as the "armature" of a separately-excited, rotating-field synchronous machine. The stator windings are in fact the armature on that machine (AC), whereas the rotor windings comprise the field (DC). It is a rotating-field machine, not a rotating-armature machine.

  • @marinerkhan1
    @marinerkhan1 2 місяці тому

    It would have been better if all this was shown with a little slow motion. You have to read and see that freaking electrons moving so fast. Why can not this all be shown slow for understanding.

  • @ConcreteBombDeep
    @ConcreteBombDeep 2 місяці тому

    I assume the sapphire needle was natural sapphire or was it lab?

  • @geekygirl_2002
    @geekygirl_2002 2 місяці тому

    Anyone else here from Strange Practice?

  • @bob4analog
    @bob4analog 3 місяці тому

    Was inert gas being used in the mazda lamps at that time?

  • @ioannamarkopoulou
    @ioannamarkopoulou 3 місяці тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @ricardodangelo
    @ricardodangelo 3 місяці тому

    Idem portotipo more evolution ( El secreto esta en aminorar el Ancho de su EJE " aqui de 0, 60 mmt Warning this detail , thi its realy 20 000 Rpm with 1, 5 Volt ua-cam.com/video/yzJo7k6RPeA/v-deo.html

  • @ricardodangelo
    @ricardodangelo 3 місяці тому

    Prototipo real de Amplificador movil de Corriente Continua a Alterna ,1, 5 Volt In / 15 Volt Out ( expuesto en feria de Ciencia Innovar Arg , aparece en Catalogo ) saludo/ best gretings ua-cam.com/video/1nflsv_-sgU/v-deo.html

  • @user-ts8rp7wy2n
    @user-ts8rp7wy2n 3 місяці тому

    Scioglimi le maledizioni dei maghi e delle streghe e del vaticano e pornografia e jettature jellature jella jetta gobbe tricomoni etc etc mi chiamo Biagio di balsamo e famiglia

  • @JorgeGonzalez-vq8fv
    @JorgeGonzalez-vq8fv 3 місяці тому

    😅🇵🇷💪👋👏👏👏👏😘🙏

  • @user-ts8rp7wy2n
    @user-ts8rp7wy2n 3 місяці тому

    Fai scomparire le Voltaren tremblex Haldol decanoas Jansen brocades minuscoril e gocce di superricchione e le compresse di superricchione usate mi chiamo Biagio di balsamo e famiglia.

  • @user-ts8rp7wy2n
    @user-ts8rp7wy2n 3 місяці тому

    Guariscimi i tumori e il cancro mi chiamo Biagio di balsamo e famiglia

  • @bienvenukichambaomar5067
    @bienvenukichambaomar5067 3 місяці тому

    Une très bonne vidéo et concise

  • @GREGGRCO
    @GREGGRCO 3 місяці тому

    Your phone can do this now. Crazy.

  • @GREGGRCO
    @GREGGRCO 3 місяці тому

    Dude ! Inertial Guidance ! Thanks, Mr. Draper. Thanks, President Kennedy. Thanks, NASA AND JPL.