https://padlet.com/hefaulkner3/1iiwvvk3afw2gxvh Innovation: The Worlds Greatest en-us 2020-07-22 10:19:53 UTC 2024-05-26 16:30:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4a1.png hefaulkner3 https://padlet.com/hefaulkner3/1iiwvvk3afw2gxvh/wish/660024171 Electricity was first documented in 500 BC by the Thales of Miletus. The Thales of Miletus found when rubbing amber on fur this caused static electricity. ]]> 2020-07-22 10:54:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hefaulkner3/1iiwvvk3afw2gxvh/wish/660024171 hefaulkner3 https://padlet.com/hefaulkner3/1iiwvvk3afw2gxvh/wish/660026539 The 1600's were the first time the theory of electricity was published in books. Firstly, by William Gilbert with his book, De Magnete. Later on, Robert William Boyle published his book, Experiments and Notes about the Mechanical Origin or Production of Electricity, in 1675.  ]]> 2020-07-22 11:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hefaulkner3/1iiwvvk3afw2gxvh/wish/660026539 hefaulkner3 https://padlet.com/hefaulkner3/1iiwvvk3afw2gxvh/wish/660028983 Benjamin Franklin is the most predominant name in the invention of electricity, due to his well known Kite Experiment.  Franklin attached a metal wire to the top of a kite and a metal key to the base, he then hoisted the kite into the air during a thunderstorm. Franklin found, when there was a struck of lighting, a current travelled down the kite and this charged the metal key at the base. Franklin touched the key with his knuckles and sparks jumped to his hand. Franklin was also able to collect some of this electricity in a Leyden Jar (an antique device for storing electricity). ]]> 2020-07-22 11:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hefaulkner3/1iiwvvk3afw2gxvh/wish/660028983 hefaulkner3 https://padlet.com/hefaulkner3/1iiwvvk3afw2gxvh/wish/660046004 Another well known American Inventor is Thomas Edison, who discovered Direct Current (DC). DC is the one directional flow of electric charge and was the standard in the US at the time. However, it is difficult for DC to convert to higher or lower voltages.  ]]> 2020-07-22 11:52:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hefaulkner3/1iiwvvk3afw2gxvh/wish/660046004 hefaulkner3 https://padlet.com/hefaulkner3/1iiwvvk3afw2gxvh/wish/660051054 Nikola Telsa was a student of Edison. Telsa opposed the idea of Direct Current and instead insisted that Alternating Current (AC) was a better solution. AC is an electric current that can periodically change  it's direction and can be converted into different voltages easily using a transformer.  ]]> 2020-07-22 12:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hefaulkner3/1iiwvvk3afw2gxvh/wish/660051054 hefaulkner3 https://padlet.com/hefaulkner3/1iiwvvk3afw2gxvh/wish/660065327 The War of Currents was between Direct Current (Thomas Edison) and Alternating Current (Nikola Tesla). Edison, not wanting the royalties he was earning from DC to become effected, started to spread incorrect information about AC, claiming it was dangerous. However, with the help of George Westinghouse, AC was becoming the more predominantly used form of electricity. Westinghouse obtained patent rights to AC and adopted it for his electric company, Westinghouse Electric Company. Westinghouse Electric Company supplied electricity to both the Chicago Worlds Fair and Niagara Falls Power Company. Due to this it appeared that AC had obliterated DC and AC became the standard used in General Electric.]]> 2020-07-22 12:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hefaulkner3/1iiwvvk3afw2gxvh/wish/660065327 hefaulkner3 https://padlet.com/hefaulkner3/1iiwvvk3afw2gxvh/wish/660094369 In 1925, only half of American houses had electricity, however by the 1960's power was supplied to all American households. At first, electricity was primarily used for lighting. However, due to the invention of many household appliances, such as the washing machine and vacuum cleaner , there became an increase in the demand of electricity]]> 2020-07-22 13:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hefaulkner3/1iiwvvk3afw2gxvh/wish/660094369 hefaulkner3 https://padlet.com/hefaulkner3/1iiwvvk3afw2gxvh/wish/660099414 Without electricity, many of the greatest innovations we see today would not have been invented. Electricity has had such a huge impact on human life and it still continues to evolve.]]> 2020-07-22 13:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/hefaulkner3/1iiwvvk3afw2gxvh/wish/660099414