What is the name of the person who discovered electricity?

Answer 1

Contrary to popular belief, electricity was not discovered by Benjamin Franklin. Franklin may have done experiments with electricity, however it was a well known phenomenon long before Franklin entered the picture.

Unfortunately, the name of the person who discovered electricity is forever lost to history, prehistory actually. There is evidence and speculation that the ancient Egyptians may have used various forms of wet cell batteries, and the debate rolls on over the purpose and use of the Baghdad Batteries. Both predate Franklin and contemporary uses of electricity by 1.5 to 3 millennia.

Another Answer

No-one 'discovered' electricity. Our present knowledge of electricity is the accumulation of the work of thousands of scientists over several centuries.

Answer 2

Electricity was not discovered by a single person, but rather through the work of various scientists and inventors over time, including Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, and Alessandro Volta. Benjamin Franklin is often credited with discovering the nature of electricity through his famous kite experiment in 1752.

Answer 3

different facets of electricity were noted as long as two thousand years ago so naming a specific person that discovered electricity would be difficult.

Answer 4

Benjamen Franklin discovered electricity along with many other things, he also signed the Declaration of Independence.

Answer 5

Dominic French

Answer 6

Tomas Edison