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Jan 1, 1088
Chinese scientist Shen Kou wrote of the magnetic needle compass
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Benjamin Franklin discovered charge.
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Various physicists started working on the electrostatic machine
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Alessandro Volta constructed what is now called the electric battery.
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Electromagnetic Induction was discovered.
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The carbon fibre filament light bulb was invented by Joseph W. Swan.
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The term 'electron' was coined by George Stoney.
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Incandescent lamps were invented.
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American physicist Robert Van de Graaff invented made an electrostatic generator, which was named after him.