# The Lightning Tamers with Kathy Joseph

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2022-10-17
- Length: 1h 42m
- Episode: 605
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-10-17-the-lightning-tamers-with-kathy-joseph
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-605-the-lightning-tamers-with-kathy-joseph/

## Summary

Kathy Joseph, the creator behind the 'Kathy Loves Physics' YouTube channel and author of 'The Lightning Tamers', discusses her transition from high school physics teacher to science communicator. She explains her rigorous content creation process, which involves writing detailed scripts and using primary historical documents to teach the history of electricity, resulting in a book that focuses on practical discoveries over abstract mathematics. The conversation covers key historical figures like Michael Faraday, James Clerk Maxwell, and Nikola Tesla, highlighting how their collaborative and often contentious interactions shaped modern electrical engineering and wireless technology.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-10-17-the-lightning-tamers-with-kathy-joseph#t=0) Introduction: Kathy Joseph and Kathy Loves Physics
- [4:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-10-17-the-lightning-tamers-with-kathy-joseph#t=275) Background: From Physics Teacher to Author
- [12:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-10-17-the-lightning-tamers-with-kathy-joseph#t=725) Writing Process: Scripts, Videos, and Primary Sources
- [30:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-10-17-the-lightning-tamers-with-kathy-joseph#t=1853) Early History: Electric Virtue, Franklin, and Faraday
- [47:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-10-17-the-lightning-tamers-with-kathy-joseph#t=2833) Key Figures: Faraday, Maxwell, and Hertz
- [59:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-10-17-the-lightning-tamers-with-kathy-joseph#t=3569) Quantum Mechanics: Planck, Einstein, and the Photoelectric Effect
- [1:11:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-10-17-the-lightning-tamers-with-kathy-joseph#t=4294) Tesla and Edison: Myth, Reality, and Historical Accuracy
- [1:36:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2022-10-17-the-lightning-tamers-with-kathy-joseph#t=5777) Book Release, Audiobook, and Self-Publishing Strategy

## Topics

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## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Kathy Loves Physics (other)
- The Lightning Tamers (other)
- The Wireless Revolution (other)
- Exploratorium (other)
- Royal Society (other)
- Tesla coil (other)
- Leyden jar (other)
- Maxwell's equations (other)
- Faraday cage (other)
- Hertz (other)
- Edison (other)
- Tesla (other)
- Einstein (other)
- Planck (other)
- Young's double-slit experiment (other)

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