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Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was one of the first electrician. He was one of the most well known electricians and was considered the forefather of electricity. The reason why is because he was the one that prove lightning and electricity was one of the same.
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Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison Created the famous electric light bulb. The light bulb is one of the most common electrical item the electrician installs. https://www.primeelectrical.net/the-history-of-electricians/ -
insulated screw driver
The insulated screw driver is a tool commonly used by electricians. It can help protect electricians from touching live parts of a circuit and electrocution. The earliest patent of the tool was made by George E. wood
https://hausoftools.com/blogs/news/the-history-and-evolution-of-insulated-tools#:~:text=While%20it's%20not%20clear%20who,Wood. -
Wire stripper
The wire stripper is a tool that electricians use to remove the outer coating of a electrical wire in order to repair or replace a wire. Modern wire strippers are mostly recognized to be invented by Stuart G Wood
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multimeters
In 1920 the a British post officer engineer created the first multimeter he got tired of carrying different tools when working on telecom lines. Then he created a tool that could measure amperes, volts, and ohms which is now the multimeter. -
electrical meters
Electrical meters was a new invention created to measure electrical usage. The electrical meters began being used in 1921
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utility knife
A utility knife is a knife used to cut thing such as wood cardboard and other materials. It is a retractable knife, The reason why is for safety reason so you can only use it when in use, so you can limit injuries to yourself and others. The most modern style utility knife was invented by Stanley in 1936
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Electrical tape
Electrical tape is a pressure sensitive type of tape used to insulate materials that conduct electricity specifically electrical wires. In 1946
Created electrical tape called scotch a electrical tape you can find in your local hardware stores. -
Power drill
The power drill is one of electricians common tool to use the first cordless power drill was made in 1961. The most recognized creators of the cordless drill was Black and Decker.
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Power drills
One of the most common tool that electricians use it can make holes or you can add bits such as the screw driver bit. Then you can use the power drill as a screw driver. The first cordless power drill was invented in 1961 by Black and Decker -
new handheld multimeter
In 1977 a new multimeter was created called the Fluke 8020. The fluke was the world's first successful digital multimeter
https://www.fluke.com/en-us/learn/blog/digital-multimeters/multimeter-history
