History of Electrical Engineering

Benjamin Franklin proved lightning was electrical

May 1, 1752

Ben Franklin flew a kite in a storm to prove lightning was electricity

Coulomb's Law was Discovered

Nov 13, 1785

French physicist, Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, published 3 reports on the theory of electromagnetism. The law states "Coulomb's law says the electrical force between two charges (q1) and (q2) is proportional to the product of the two charges divided by the distance between the two charges squared " Coulomb's Law

Battery was Invented

Jun 1, 1800

Alessandro Volta invented the first battery consisting of two electrodes made of zinc and copper

Electromagnet Discovered

Aug 9, 1825

British physicist William Sturgeon created the first electromagnet

DC motor invented

Mar 7, 1831

Joseph Henry invented the DC motor in the United States, one of the first machines in the world that used electromagnetism for motion

First Hydroelectric Power Plant

Sep 30, 1882

The first hydroelectric plant was built in Appleton, Wisconsin

Fuse was Invented

Oct 7, 1890

Thomas Edison invented the fuse when he designing and electric distribution system.

AM radio Discovered

Dec 23, 1900

First time voice was transmitted using an AM radio by a Canadian Scientist named Reginald Fessenden

First Nuclear Power Plant

Jun 27, 1954

The first nuclear power plant was built in a Soviet City called Obninsk. This was the first that supplied a power grid with electricity.

Integrated Circuit Invented

Jul 8, 1958

An American engineer working for Texas Instruments, named Jack Kilby, invented the first integrated circuit