Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: Very Simple Screw 'Motor'
Explains the design of a simple 'motor' made from a magnetized screw and a battery.
Other
Grinnell College: Demonstration Electric Motor
An elegant picture of a pre-1900 electric motor, from the museum's collection. Brief caption included.
Environduck
Enviroduck: Green Transportation Electric and Fuel Cell Cars
Learn how electric cars and fuel cell vehicles cn be greener for the environment.
Other
Reliance Electric: Glossary of Electric Motor Terms
This Interactive Motor Terminology Glossary is provided by Reliance Electric as a guide to explain and define a variety of terms and characteristics as they apply to industrial electric motors.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Davenport Motor 1834
Odd though it seems today, when Thomas Davenport was selling one of the first electric motors way back in the 1830s, nobody was buying.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Faraday Motor 1821
Few inventions have shaped technology as much as the electric motor, but the very first version - the Faraday motor - didn't look anything like the modern motor.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Physics for Kids: Electromagnetism and Electric Motors
Kids learn about electromagnetism and electric motors in the science of electricity and physics including the right-hand rule, generation, and induction.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Electric Motor
What are electric motors? Discover how electric motors work, learn about AC and DC motors, and find out their many uses.