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Year of discovery: 600 BC.

He discovered that when he rubbed amber with a piece of wool or fur, the amber attracted straw and feathers.

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Year of discovery: 1600.

He studied the properties of magnets and discovered the laws of attraction and repulsion between amber and magnets.

He was the first person to use the word "electric".

He also discovered that the Earth is a giant magnet.

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Year of invention: 1663.

He invented the first electric generator which produced static electricity.

The machine had a globe and when he rubbed it, it produced an electric spark.

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Year of discovery: 1752.

He proved that lightning is a form of electricity.

He tied an iron rod to the silk string of a kite. At the end of the string he put a key. During a thunderstorm, lightning travelled down the string and charged the key.

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Year of invention: 1790.

He built the first battery which produced the first continuous flow of electricity.

The invention of the battery encouraged other scientists to investigate practical uses for electricity.

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Year of discovery: 1819.

He discovered electromagnetism.

He observed that the needle of a compass moved when it was near an electric current.

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Year of invention: 1831

He built the first electric motor.

He discovered that moving a magnet inside a coil of copper wire produced a small electric current through the wire.

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Year of invention: 1879

He and Joseph Swan developed the first incandescent light bulb.

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