9.1

Cosmos•Season 1•Episode 10

The Electric Boy

9.1/10 · 1,899 votesMay 11, 201443 min

Ranked #4 of 13 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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Travel to 19th century England and meet Michael Faraday, a child of poverty who grew up to invent the motor and the generator. His ideas about electricity and discovery of magnetic fields changed the world and paved the way for future scientists to make giant

Directed byBill Pope

Written bySteven Soter, Ann Druyan

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Season 1 Episodes13

E1 9.1

Standing Up in the Milky Way

E2 8.9

Some of the Things that Molecules Do

E3 9.0

When Knowledge Conquered Fear

E4 9.1

A Sky Full of Ghosts

E5 9.0

Hiding in the Light

E6 8.7

Deeper, Deeper, Deeper Still

E7 8.8

The Clean Room

E8 8.9

Sisters of the Sun

E9 9.0

The Lost Worlds of Planet Earth

The Electric Boy

The Immortals

The World Set Free

Unafraid of the Dark

Cast2

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Self - Host

Ann Druyan

Crew3

Steven Soter

Writer

Ann Druyan

Writer

Bill Pope

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Electric Boy" is episode 10 of Cosmos season 1. It scored 9.1/10 from 1,899 votes, ranking #4 of 13 episodes this season (season average 9.0). Directed by Bill Pope and written by Steven Soter, Ann Druyan, it aired on May 11, 2014.

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