Our modern world is dependent on electricity. But did you ever stop to wonder where it all began? Guest Kathy Joseph, author of the book The Lightning Tamers and host of the popular YouTube channel Kathy Loves Physics, joins me to talk about some of these amazing stories. Video of this interview: https://uselessinformation.org/the-lightning-tamers-podcast-214/ Purchase The Lightning Tamers by Kathy Joseph at https://shorturl.at/cwzKS Kathy Loves Physics & History on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Weirdly_wonderful Kathy Joseph’s website: https://kathylovesphysics.com/ Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/the-lightning-tamers-podcast-214/ The Useless Information Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media podcast network. Visit https://www.airwavemedia.com/ to listen to more great podcasts just like this one. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices