The History of Electricity By Heya:P Jan 1, 1600 William Gilbert invents the term 'Electricirty He was the first person to describe the earth's magnetic field and realise the relationship between electricity and magnetism. Jan 1, 1752 Benjamin Franklin proves that ligthning is a form of electricity Ties a pipe to the a kite and flies it into a thunderstorm to prove that lightning is a form of electricity. Sep 17, 1800 Nikola Telsa develops and AC motot Sep 17, 1820 Hans Christian Oersted discovers magnetic fields Jan 1, 1838 Samuel Morse invents the Morse Code Sep 17, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone Sep 17, 1878 Joseph Swan demonstrates the first electric light Sep 17, 1881 First public supply of electricity Aug 20, 1889 Arthur James Arnot invents electric drill Jan 1, 1895 Discovery of X-Rays
