Electricity Timeline

By jose_colomo_17

  • Volta

    First electric battery invented by Alessandro Volta. Volta proved that electricity could travel over wires.
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    Electricity Timeline 1880's - 1840's

  • Thomas Young

    Thomas Young gives his theory on newton's rings based on waves.

  • Thomas Young

    He explains the fringes of shadows by using the wave theory of light.

  • Humphrey Davy

    He shows the essential elements of Volta's pile.

  • David Brewster

    David Brewster invents the kaleidoscope. First energy utility in US founded.

  • Michael Faraday

    Michael Faraday begins electrical work by repeating Oersted's experiments. First electric motor is invented by Faraday.

  • Poisson

    He shows that the equations of Navier and Cauchy have wave solutions of two types: transverse and longitudinal. Mathematical physicists spend the next 50 years trying to invent an elastic aether for which the longitudinal waves are absent.

  • Joseph Henry

    Joseph Henry independently discovers induced currents.

  • Michael Faraday

    Michael Faraday discovers self inductance.

  • Michael Faraday

    Michael Faraday discovers the idea of the dielectric constant

  • Motors

    First industrial electrical motors.