Physics1

Electricity

  • Zeus
    800 BCE

    Zeus

    In ancient Greece, they believed that the rays, the most important electrical manifestation at that time, were produced by the god Zeus.
  • Thales of Miletus
    600 BCE

    Thales of Miletus

    Thales of Miletus was the first person to observe the phenomena of electricity, and the first to separate it from religion.
  • Thor
    793

    Thor

    In Viking times, its inhabitants believed that the rays were caused by the god Thor.
  • William Gilbert

    William Gilbert

    The English physicist and physician determine the fundamentals of magnetism.
  • Otto von Guericke

    Otto von Guericke

    The German physicist developed the first electrostatic machine, by which an object could be loaded by friction.
  • Charles-François de Cisternay du Fray

    Charles-François de Cisternay du Fray

    The Frenchman discovered that, by loading in the same way two corks are repelled but, if they were loaded in different ways, they were attracted.
  • Benjamin Franklin

    Benjamin Franklin

    The American politician, economist and inventor demonstrated the electric nature of lightning.
  • Charles-Agustin de Coulomb

    Charles-Agustin de Coulomb

    He invented the torsion balance with which he could measure the force between electric charges.
  • Alessandro Volta

    Alessandro Volta

    The Italian physicist invented the first pile.
  • Hans Christian Oersted

    Hans Christian Oersted

    The Danish physicist showed that a current generated a magnetic field.
  • Michael Faraday

    Michael Faraday

    The English scientist was the precursor of the first electric motor.
  • André-Marie Ampère

    André-Marie Ampère

    The French mathematician and scientist, following the Oersted experiment, showed that if you placed a spiral electric wire around a cylindrical piece, the magnetic field increased.
  • Georg Simon Ohm

    Georg Simon Ohm

    He introduced the concept of electrical resistance and proposed Ohm's law.
  • James Prescott Joule

    James Prescott Joule

    The English physicist discovered the equivalence between mechanical work and heat
  • Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand Helmholtz

    Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand Helmholtz

    The German scientist showed that electricity was a form of energy.
  • Zénobe-Theóphille Gramme

    Zénobe-Theóphille Gramme

    The Belgian scientist built the dynamo, the starting point for the new electric industry.
  • James Maxwell

    James Maxwell

    He expressed mathematically Faraday's experiments, formulating the four equations that serve as the basis of electromagnetic theory.
  • Thomas Alva Edison

    Thomas Alva Edison

    He invented the electric lamp.
  • Nikola Tesla

    Nikola Tesla

    The inventor and researcher Serbian-American unveiled an engine that worked with alternate curiente.