Who discovered magnet?

Answer 1

In the Zhou Dynasty (1045-256 BCE) of ancient China, magnetism was discovered when a Chinese philosopher discovered the Lodestone. That is the most believed theory. You can find more tales about who discoved magnetism on the web.

Answer 2

magnets were not invented, they were discovered, the minerals needed for a magnet can be found all over the world.

Who invented magnets?

The first magnets were not invented, but rather were found from a naturally occurring mineral called magnetite. Traditionally, the ancient Greeks were the discoverers of magnetite. There is a story about a shepherd named Magnes whose shoe nails stuck to a rock containing magnetite. There is an alternate story about a region of Macedonia called Magnesia as the starting point. I remember being taught that the Greeks discovered naturally occurring magnets of magnetite in Turkey. Magnetite occurs all over the world, but there are especially large deposits in Scandinavia. The Vikings invented the first practical magnetic compass and used it extensively in their travels to colonize or in war. This enabled them to cross oceans to reach the new world and to invade England at will, even in the dense fog. The Vikings kept the existence of the magnetic compass a secret. The Chinese also invented the magnetic compass, probably earlier than the Vikings. After commercial trade with China was started by the Italians, especially after Marco Polo's trip, the magnetic compass was introduced to the rest of Europe. This made possible the exploration of the oceans by the Europeans, although the Norsemen had a monopoly for almost 500 years and thus a big head start. Today all ships large and small use magnetic compasses to navigate.

The mineral magnetite is an iron oxide that is easily magnetized when it forms. Magnetite is also known as Lodestone.

Answer 3

i don't think you want to know who discovered the magnet, but what you want to figure out is who discovered magnetite Fe3O4. It's like the question 'did the chicken or egg come first', but in this case magnetite was first. i suggest you read up on magnetite because I'm no expert and i really don't know who discovered magnetite

I'll let you know if i do find out

Answer 4

• Some believe that Thales who lived in Greece in 600 B.C. was one of the pioneering researchers in the field of magnetism and electricity. He studied the forces of attraction between magnets and a resin called amber. According to some theories, the Chinese were the ones using magnetic stones since centuries. They used these stones in ways similar to the modern-day magnetic compass. It was in around 1734, that Swedenborg, a Swedish scientist brought to notice the differences between a magnetized piece of iron and an unmagnetized one. The magnetic substance that was discovered for the first time ever was magnetite. But Louis Neel, a French physicist disapproved this discovery by coming up with the concept of ferromagnetism

Answer 5

Ancient peoples discovered lodestone (which is magnetic). The ancient Egyptians and Greeks thought it was a gift from the gods.

Answer 6

The ancient Greeks discovered naturally occurring magnets called lodestones. The phenomenon of magnetism has been known since antiquity.

Answer 7

A piece of iron next to it!