Electromagnetic timeline short Flashcards
rubbing of fur on amber which produced static electricity
Thales of Miletus
electrical properties on various substances/founder of electrical
science
William Gilbert
lightning and electricity
Benjamin Franklin
electrostatic force/ two charges (positive and negative)
Charles-Augustin de Coulumb
electricity and living organisms/frog twitch
Luigi Galvani
electric battery (voltaic pile)/development of electrochemistry
Alessandro Volta
electricity and magnetism/Oersted’s Low (compass
needle)
Hans Christian Oersted
theory of electrodynamics
Andre Marie Ampere
electromagnetic induction
Michael Faraday
idea electromagnetic waves/faraday discoveries into mathematical equations
James Clerk Maxwell
proved maxwell’s theory/ unit of frequence of waves named after
him
Heinrich Hertz
-invention of wireless/radio
Guglielmo Marconi