How long did it take to make electriciy?

Answer 1

600 B.C. Thales of Miletus writes about amber becoming charged by rubbing, he described what we now call static electricity. Additionally, this is a discovery and not an invention.

Electricity was not invented it is a natural phenomenon just like water and fire.

Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb, making electricity accessible to the masses, in 1879.

electricity was not invented it is a natural phenomena just like water etc.

Additional answer.

Just as a point of interest you can't have 'a phenomena'. In the singular the word is 'phenomenon'. Like 'criteria', where a lot of people use it as a singular word, the singular is actually 'criterion'

It was invented in the late 1800s.

Answer 2

Electricity is a form of energy and so was not invented. Many people credit Benjamin Franklin with discovering electricity in 1752 however several ancient cultures had discovered and used some forms of electricity.

Answer 3

The various electric fish are the first we know of who employ electricity to either defend, or to paralyse other fish. These are reported on as early as 2750 BC but that date is unimportant when considering the field.

Lightning was undoubtedly known of from early times but there would have been no understanding of the phenomena.

About 1600, William Gilbert studied the effects of rubbing amber with a cloth, and he created the word electricus from the Greek word for amber. (Whose name was close to electron).

Following soon are names such as Faraday, Volta, Franklin. Oersted, and so on.

Answer 4

I presume you mean 'How long was it between the discovery of electricity and its practical application in industry and the home?' The answer is about 80 years.

Answer 5

When electricity is started it runs through a series of wires. These wires are responsible for powering your lights for example.

Answer 6

It depends. If it is an olympic runner it will probably go faster

Answer 7

The time to make a trnsformer depends on the size, rating, type.

Answer 8

the year was 1733