Electricity: Brief review of their discoverers By pablodc Jan 1, 1200 624 B.C. - Thales de Mileto Thales Jan 1, 1300 371 B.C. - Teofrasto Theofrast Jan 1, 1544 William Gilbert Gilbert Jan 1, 1601 Otto von Guericke Otto von Guericke Dec 1, 1666 Stephen Gray Stephen Gray Mar 14, 1692 Pieter van Musschenbroek Pieter van Musschenbroek May 1, 1698 Charles Francois de Cisternay Du Fay Charles Francois de Cisternay Du Fay Jan 17, 1706 Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Jun 14, 1736 Charles Augustin de Coulomb Charles-Augustin de Coulomb Sep 9, 1737 Luigi Galvani Luigi Galvani Feb 18, 1745 Alessandro Volta Alessandro Volta Jan 20, 1775 André Marie Ampère André Marie Ampère Aug 14, 1777 Hans Christian Ørsted Hans Christian Ørsted Dec 17, 1778 Humphry Davy Humphry Davy May 22, 1783 William Sturgeon William Sturgeon Mar 16, 1789 Georg Simon Ohm Georg Simon Ohm Apr 27, 1791 Samuel Morse Samuel Morse Sep 22, 1791 Michael Faraday Michael Faraday Dec 17, 1797 Joseph Henry Joseph Henry Feb 12, 1804 Heinrich Lenz Heinrich Lenz Dec 24, 1818 James Prescott Joule James Prescott Joule Mar 12, 1824 Gustav Kirchhoff Gustav Kirchhoff Jun 13, 1831 James Clerk Maxwell James Clerk Maxwell Oct 23, 1844 Édouard Branly Édouard Branly Oct 6, 1846 George Westinghouse George Westinghouse Feb 11, 1847 Thomas Edison Thomas Edison Mar 3, 1847 Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell Jul 18, 1853 Hendrik Lorentz Hendrik Lorentz Jul 10, 1856 Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla Dec 18, 1856 Joseph John Thompson Joseph John Thompson Feb 22, 1857 Heinrich Hertz Heinrich Hertz Aug 22, 1860 Paul Gottlieb Nipkow Paul Gottlieb Nipkow Mar 22, 1868 Robert Andrews Millikan Robert Andrews Millikan Apr 25, 1874 Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Marconi Jul 29, 1888 Vladimir K. Zworykin Vladimir K. Zworykin Aug 14, 1888 John Logie Baird John Logie Baird Dec 18, 1890 Edwin Howard Armstrong Edwin Howard Armstrong Sep 29, 1901 Enrico Fermi Enrico Fermi Feb 10, 1902 Walter Houser Brattain Walter Houser Brattain Jul 2, 1906 Hans Bethe Hans Bethe May 23, 1908 John Bardeen John Bardeen Feb 13, 1910 William Shockley William Shockley Nov 8, 1923 Jack Kilby Jack Kilby Dec 12, 1927 Robert Noyce Robert Noyce
