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Benjamin Franklin was an early experimenter with electricity. He observed electricity by taking a ordinary kite and tying a key to the bottom of it. He put the key and the kite outside in a lighting storm and when lightning hit the kite it traveled down the string an hit the key with electical force.
The way he new that lightning would hit the kite is because lightning strikes the highest object in the sky.
However, electricity was in use before Ben Franklin who lived in the 1700s. Leonardo da vinci (1452-1519) experimented with electricity way before him and so did others.
William Gilbert (24th may 1544-10th December 1603) Also worked with electricity)(mostly static electricity) and magnetism.
A greek mathematician named Thales of Miletus is suspected to have been the first one to discover the existence of electricity around 600 BC
The most important person in the history of electricity is without a shadow of a doubt Nikola Tesla who invented roughly 80% of the devices you use today or the parts that permitted its creation from x-rays to radio( nope it wasnt marconi) to micro-waves, he made the first AC motor, discovered polyphase AC, different types of electro-magnetic fields which led to several inventions, VERY few people contributed as much as him to our scientific knowledge and technological advancement and Da Vinci was probly the only one to invent as many different things in a single lifetime. He made the Tesla coil still in use and absolutely essential in several electronic devices even today, and he gave us simplified knowledge about the way the earth and the ionosphere can be used to generate more power than we could possibly use within the next 300 generations.
Also , the big fans of Edison should know:
The first electric light was made in 1800 by Humphry Davy
In fact most of Edison's patents were either stolen( most of em) or bought , he didnt invent much which is why he spent so much effort trying to discredit Tesla and several other employees who left him to work with greater minds or by themselves.
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∙ 14y agoSome people think that the ancient Babylonians used electricity to plate gold onto silver, but the evidence is controversial.
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∙ 13y agoNobody. As an elemental force of nature, electricity pre-existed any known subject that could be referred to by the pronoun "who," with the theoretical exception of a deity.
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∙ 13y agoBenjamin franklin.250 years ago people could see inless they had over 9,000 candles or the sunlight through the window.They had to go hunting or fishing because they could not use stoves.
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∙ 9y agowho was the person that made electricity
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Who wrote New Experiments and Observations on Electricity?
Benjamin Franklin
Is static electricity experiments the same as electricity experiment?
They are both dealing with electricity, so yes. 'static' electricity is mearely a categorization of electric phenomena. The best I've seen it dealt with is here: http://amasci.com/emotor/stmiscon.html#one
In experiments involving a pinball electroscope what causes the pithball to move?
An electroscope is a device that detects and measures electricity. In experiments involving a pinball electroscope, the pith ball moves because of an induced charge.
When was static electricity first discovered?
i have no idea? i know that thales was the first to discover static electricity.
What do you learn about in Physical Science?
Science explorations and experiments to enlighten your students. Learn about motion, forces, energy, sound, light, color, magnets, and electricity.
How was electricity invetend?
Thales of miletus conducted first experiments on static electricity.Then we can say that it was he how discovered electricity
Scientist involve in electricity?
Thomas Edison is credited with building the first electric light bulb. Benjamin Franklin is also famous for his experiments involving electricity.
What scientist have done experiments with electricity?
Einstein
Why anodes are positive?
That's a purely arbitrary convention that goes back to the first experiments with electricity (see Ben Franklin).
Who proved that electricity was real through their experiments?
Benjamin Franklin proved the existence of electricity.
What are some fruit experiments?
We can make electricity out of food
Who wrote New Experiments and Observations on Electricity?
Benjamin Franklin
What are some experiments Benjamin Franklin did?
key on a kite(electricity)
How do you use static electricity in experiments?
by using hair,wool,or polyester
Are there any experiments to show that are a good conductors of electricity?
Yes, magnets
How did Franklin come to study electricity?
After the success of his printing business, Benjamin Franklin devoted his time to scientific experiments on electricity. Watching experiment performed by Adam Spencer in 1743 motivated him to carry out his own experiments.
Did you have electricity in 1810?
There was experiments to create electricity but it didn't really come to the public domain until late 19th century
