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Ben Franklin proved that static electricity and lightning were same
Ben Franklin -
First electric battery invented by Alessandro Volta
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Humphry Davy invented first effective "arc lamp"
Humphry Davy -
Hans Christian Oersted, A. M. Ampere, and D. F. G. Arago confirmed relationship between electricity and magnetism
Hans Christian Oersted -
First electric motor was invented by Michael Faraday
Michael Faraday -
Georg Ohm defined relationship between power, voltage, current, and resistance in "Ohms Law"
Georg Ohm -
Joseph Henry invented eletrical relay
Joseph Henry -
Thomas Davenport invented eletric motor
Thomas Davenport -
Sir William Robert Grove developed first fuel cell
Sir William Robert Grove -
James Prescott Joule showed that energy is conserved in electrical circuits involving current flow, thermal heating, and chemical transformations
James Prescott Joule
