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Connecting with COSI: Vintage electricity

By Orri BenatarMonica Day,

2024-08-25

COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — COSI is celebrating its 60th anniversary and some of its classic exhibits. One of them is “Progress” which has given central Ohio visitors a chance to see technology from all the way back in the 19th century.

NBC4’s Monica Day learned about some vintage electricity and how an 1890s electroscope detected electricity using some more modern-day equipment. To learn more about “Progress”, head to COSI’s website .

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