Electricity Flashcards
What did William Gilbert invent
The term “Electricity”
When was static Eletricity discoved
400 BC
Who invented the Neon Light
George Claude
How do you associate Benjamin Franklin with Electricity
The Lighting Rod
Who created the first simple battery
Alessandro Volta
In 2000 the world’s first LIMPET began to geneate electricity on a Scottish Island. What is this island?
Islay
In what year was the UK’s first pressurised water reactor opened
1978
In what year were the first large scale nuclear power stations commissioned
1956
John Logie Bard was famous for pioneering what invention
Electronic colour television
In what years did electric washing machines and refrigerators became available
1850’s
In 1897 Guglielma Marconi sends his first radio message from which town to which town
Flat Holm Island to Lovernock Point
What communication tool was demonstrated in 1838
Telegraphic communication
Name the British scientist who demonstrated the electric light with a carbon filament lamp
Humphrey Davery
What did Magnus Volks build
Volks electric Railway
How do magnetic fields create electricity
Magnets can be rotated to create though the movement they make
