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Static Electricity ~ William Gilbert
In 1600, William Gilbert became the father of electricity. He was fascinated by magnets and used the polarity of the earth to help with his research for electricity.William Gilbert had the term "electricity" come from the Greek word for amber. -
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Charles Francois du Fay
Charles Francois du Fay discoverd that electricity has positive and negative charges. -
Lightning ~ Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was the man to discover that lightning was electricity in action. He proved this by placing a key on a kite and flew it in a lightning storm. Benjamin Franklin also created the lightning rod. The lightning rod would be put on the roof of a house and would transmit the lightning to the ground without the house being touched. -
Electricity and Muscles ~ Guigi Galvani
Guigi Galvani was the man to discover that muscles move because of electricity. He discoverd this by accidently giving a spark to a frog's legs. Later, he attached a lightning rod to the frog's legs and observed as the legs moved every time the rod was struck by lightning. -
Wet-Cell Battery ~ Alessandro Volta
Alessandro Volta created a battery with a ellectrica current. This current flowed through two dics connected by wires. The materials it was made of were:
zinc, silver discs.
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Electricity and Magnets ~ Hans Oersted
Hans Oersted was the man who had discovered the connection betweend electricity and magnetism. He found this because he discovered and electrical current flowing through a wire that caused a magnetic field. -
Computer ~ Charles Babbage
The English mathematician, philosopher, inventor, and mechanical engineer, Charles Babbage, was the man to invent the computer. He had troubles with funding so the computer was very basic. -
Hydroelectric Power ~ Lester Allan Pelton
Lester Allan Pelton is the inventor of hydroelectric power. According to a 1939 article by W. F. "Pelton's invention started from an accidental observation, some time in the 1870s. Pelton was watching a spinning water turbine when the key holding its wheel onto its shaft slipped, causing it to become misaligned. Instead of the jet hitting the cups in their middle, the slippage made it hit near the edge; rather than the water flow being stopped, it was now deflected into a half-circle, coming out -
Light Bulb ~ Henry Woodward
Henry Woodward was the man to first to create the light bulb. This Canadian inventor did not recieve much credit compared to Thomas Edison because he put a patent on his creation. Thomas Edison bought his device and improved it later on. -
Telephone ~ Alexander Graham bell
Long ago, if people would like to talk to someone, they would have to walk all the way to that person. However; now we have the telephone. The person to invent this great device is Alexander Graham Bell. Today the telephone is much more developed though, but it could not have been what it is today if Alexander Graham Bell did not invent it in the first place. -
Electric Car ~ John Joseph Wright
This Canadian was the man to invent the electric car. -
Garbage Battery ~ Richard Keefer
On the 27th of June, 1967, Richard Keefer invented a battery that ran on garbage.This battery lasted longer then a store bought battery and cost the same price. It charges on sugar and was made by a 17 year old boy.
