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History of Electrical Engineering

By senorbeene
  • Benjamin Franklin proved lightning was electrical

    Benjamin Franklin proved lightning was electrical

    Ben Franklin flew a kite in a storm to prove lightning was electricity
  • Coulomb's Law was Discovered

    Coulomb's Law was Discovered

    French physicist, Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, published 3 reports on the theory of electromagnetism. The law states "Coulomb's law says the electrical force between two charges (q1) and (q2) is proportional to the product of the two charges divided by the distance between the two charges squared " Coulomb's Law
  • Battery was Invented

    Battery was Invented

    Alessandro Volta invented the first battery consisting of two electrodes made of zinc and copper
  • Electromagnet Discovered

    Electromagnet Discovered

    British physicist William Sturgeon created the first electromagnet
  • DC motor invented

    DC motor invented

    Joseph Henry invented the DC motor in the United States, one of the first machines in the world that used electromagnetism for motion
  • First Hydroelectric Power Plant

    First Hydroelectric Power Plant

    The first hydroelectric plant was built in Appleton, Wisconsin
  • Fuse was Invented

    Fuse was Invented

    Thomas Edison invented the fuse when he designing and electric distribution system.
  • AM radio Discovered

    AM radio Discovered

    First time voice was transmitted using an AM radio by a Canadian Scientist named Reginald Fessenden
  • First Nuclear Power Plant

    First Nuclear Power Plant

    The first nuclear power plant was built in a Soviet City called Obninsk. This was the first that supplied a power grid with electricity.
  • Integrated Circuit Invented

    Integrated Circuit Invented

    An American engineer working for Texas Instruments, named Jack Kilby, invented the first integrated circuit