Thermodielectric

Thermodielectric

2023 · 72 min · ★ 8.0 · Documentary

In this visual essay, Ana Costa Ribeiro uses personal archives to delve into the adventurous, relatively short life of her grandfather Joaquim da Costa Ribeiro, a pioneer in experimental physics in Brazil in the middle of the last century. He was the discoverer of the thermodielectric effect: “something to do with lightning,” as it was explained in a child’s terms to his granddaughter.

Directed by Ana Costa Ribeiro · Written by Ana Costa Ribeiro

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Joaquim da Costa Ribeiro Himself

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