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e. Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwell's equations. Common phenomena are related to electricity, including lightning, static electricity ...
Michael Faraday FRS (/ ˈfærədeɪ, - di /; 22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) was an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis. Although Faraday received little formal education, as ...
Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (/ ˈvoʊltə, ˈvɒltə /, Italian: [alesˈsandro ˈvɔlta]; 18 February 1745 – 5 March 1827) was an Italian physicist and chemist who was a pioneer of electricity and power, [1][2][3] and is credited as the inventor of the electric battery and the discoverer of methane. He invented the voltaic ...
Edison reciting Mary Had a Little Lamb. Recorded 1929. Signature. Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. [1][2][3] He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. [4]
An electric current passing through the wire creates a Magnetic field, with a north pole at one end and a south pole at the other. The first application of electricity that was put to practical use was electromagnetism. [18] William Sturgeon invented the electromagnet in 1825. [19]
History of discoveries timeline. Year. Event. 600 BCE. Ancient Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus described static electricity by rubbing fur on substances such as amber. 1600. English scientist William Gilbert coined the word electricus after careful experiments. He also explained the magnetism of Earth. 1660.
History of electric power transmission. Electric power transmission, the tools and means of moving electricity far from where it is generated, date back to the late 19th century. They include the movement of electricity in bulk (formally called "transmission") and the delivery of electricity to individual customers ("distribution").
The History and Present State of Electricity. Author. Joseph Priestley. Publication date. 1769. The History and Present State of Electricity (1767), by eighteenth-century British polymath Joseph Priestley, is a survey of the study of electricity up until 1766, as well as a description of experiments by Priestley himself. [1]