Thales discovered static electricity accidently in 585 BC when he rubbed by chance fur and amber and observed that with it he could attract very light weighted objects like feathers etc.
Thales discovered static electricity by rubbing a peice of amber against a silk cloth.
Thales' experiment involved rubbing amber with fur, creating friction that transferred electrons from the fur to the amber. This resulted in the amber gaining a negative charge, while the fur became positively charged. The separation of charges created static electricity.
Thales of Miletus is said to have discovered static electricity around 600 BCE. He observed that when amber was rubbed with fur, it attracted lightweight objects like feathers.
Thales of miletus conducted first experiments on static electricity.Then we can say that it was he how discovered electricity
The observation of static electricity dates back to ancient Greece, where Thales of Miletus (around 600 BC) recorded properties of static electricity by rubbing amber.
Static electricity was first discovered in ancient Greece around 600 BCE by Thales of Miletus when he observed that amber (a fossilized tree resin) could attract lightweight objects after being rubbed.
Thales of Miletus is credited with being one of the first to observe the properties of static electricity. However, the term "electricity" itself was coined later by William Gilbert in the 16th century.
The effects of static electricity were first discovered by the Greeks. In the sixth century BC the Greek philosopher Thales found that amber, when rubbed with fur, could attract little pieces of dry straw.
Thales of Miletus, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, is often credited with discovering static electricity around 600 BCE. He observed that amber, when rubbed with fur, attracted lightweight objects—a phenomenon now known as static electricity.
Thales of miletus (an ancient greek city) experimented with electromagnetics and in that way created what today we know as static electricity. He waved a rod over a cloth with thingees on it and created electromagnetics.
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Thales of Miletus, an ancient Greek philosopher, is often credited with discovering static electricity around 600 BC. Thales observed that when amber was rubbed with fur, it gained the ability to attract lightweight objects like feathers.