THE HISTORY OF ELECTRICITY by Laura Díaz https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7 en-us 2021-05-25 07:21:00 UTC 2026-01-27 13:28:17 UTC hello@padlet.com TALES DE MILETUS (600 BC) lauradiaz37 https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7/wish/1556703611
  • 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.
    • ]]>     2021-05-25 07:21:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7/wish/1556703611     WILLIAM GILBERT (1600) lauradiaz37 https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7/wish/1556724300
  • 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. 
    • ]]>     2021-05-25 07:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7/wish/1556724300     OTTO VON GUERICKE (1663) lauradiaz37 https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7/wish/1556744176
  • 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.
    • ]]>     2021-05-25 07:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7/wish/1556744176     BENJAMIN FRANKLYN (1752) lauradiaz37 https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7/wish/1556802144
  • 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.
    • ]]>     2021-05-25 08:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7/wish/1556802144     ALESSANDRO VOLTA (1790) lauradiaz37 https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7/wish/1556826174
  • 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.
    • ]]>     2021-05-25 08:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7/wish/1556826174     HANS CHRISTIAN OERSTED (1819) lauradiaz37 https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7/wish/1556837861
  • Year of discovery: 1819.
  • He discovered electromagnetism.
  • He observed that the needle of a compass moved when it was near an electric current.
    • ]]>     2021-05-25 08:21:25 UTC https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7/wish/1556837861     MICHAEL FARADAY (1831) lauradiaz37 https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7/wish/1556843116
  • 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.
    • ]]>     2021-05-25 08:24:14 UTC https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7/wish/1556843116     THOMAS ALVA EDISON lauradiaz37 https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7/wish/1579123769
  • Year of invention: 1879
  • He and Joseph Swan developed the first incandescent light bulb.

    • ]]>     2021-06-02 10:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7/wish/1579123769     NICHOLA TESLA lauradiaz37 https://padlet.com/lauradiaz37/umbkigou7wud4qu7/wish/1597950315
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