The Dance of the Electrons: The Symphony of Science that Changed the Melody of Progress
History of the discovery of electricity:
1. Ancient observations (600 BC - 1600 AD):
- Thales of Miletus: observed that amber attracts light objects when rubbed.
- Pliny the Elder: described electric fish.
- Medieval alchemists: observed electrical phenomena but could not explain them.
2. Scientific Foundations (1600-1750):
- William Gilbert (1600): introduced the term “electrical“, investigated electrostatic phenomena.
- Otto von Guericke (1672): created the first electrostatic generator.
- Stephen Gray (1729): discovered electrical conductivity.
- Charles Dufet (1733): distinguished two types of electricity (“glass“ and “tar“).
3- The Age of Experimentation (1750-1800):
- Benjamin Franklin (1752): proved the electrical nature of lightning, invented the lightning rod.
- Leiden Jar (1745): first capacitor invented by Peter van Musschenbroek.
- Luigi Galvani (1780): discovered “animal electricity“.
- Alessandro Volta
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