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1565 BCE
The First Electrician
William Gilbert was the first men to draw a clear distinction between magnetism and static electricity. -
600 BCE
Static Electricity
Thales of Miletus discovered static electricity by rubbing fur on substances such as amber. -
Glass ball
English scientist Francis Hauksbee made a glass ball that glowed when spun and rubbed with the hand. -
Insulator
English scientist Stephen Gray discovered insulators and conductors. -
Lightening
American scientist Benjamin Franklin showed that lightning was electrical by flying a kite, and explained how Leyden jars work. -
Transform
French mathematician Pierre-Simon Laplace developed the Laplace transform to transform a linear differential equation to an algebraic equation. Later, his transform became a tool in circuit analysis. -
Battery
Italian physicist Alessandro Volta invented the battery -
Battery
Italian physicist Alessandro Volta invented the battery. -
Telegraph
English inventor Francis Ronalds built the first working electric telegraph -
Electric Field Part 2
Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted accidentally discovered that an electric field creates a magnetic field -
Magnetic Field
Ørsted's discovery in that a magnetic field existed around all sides of a wire carrying an electric current indicated that there was a direct relationship between electricity and magnetism. -
Photovoltatic
French scientist Edmond Becquerel discovered the Photovoltaic Effect. -
Telephony
Belgian engineer Charles Bourseul proposed telephony. -
Powered light house
First electrically powered light house in England -
Phonograph
American inventor Thomas Alva Edison invented phonograph -
Electronic Technology
The first electronic technology was invented,which was a radio tube,the diode. -
Energy Plant
First wind energy plant in the Soviet Union. -
Computer
First fully transistorized computer in the US. -
Circuit
American engineer Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit (IC).
