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History of Electricity Flashcards

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father of electricity and magnetism. unit: magnetomotive force.

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William Gilbert

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inspired by the work of william gilbert. him and gilbert are the first scientists to use the term “electricity”

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Thomas Browne

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discovered static electricity by rubbing fur on amber– attracts light objects such as feathers.

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Thales of Miletus

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known for his work, steam engine and the unit of power.

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James Watt

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invented the voltaic piles and the name was used for the unit of potential.

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Alessandro Volta

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invented the first electric motor, electromagnetic induction, transformers, and electromagnetic generators

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Michael Faraday

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patented the first practical incandescent light bulb and the world’s first coal-fired public power station. also phonograph, power system, the unit of electric current.

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Thomas Alva Edison

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credited as developer of the first crude electric carriage

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Robert Anderson

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“war of currents” AC vs. DC

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Nikola Tesla (AC) & Thomas Edison (DC)

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supported Tesla’s theory that AC is more efficient during long distances. which is correct as AC has the ability to power large grid

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George Westinghouse

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britain’s first industrial power station. it provided generators that powered individual factories.

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Charles Martz and William Mcllelan

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discovered the law of electrostatics and his name is used for the unit of charge.

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Charles A. Coulomb

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discovered the relationship between electric current and magnetic field. unit of electric current.

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Andrie Marie Ampere

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discovered the relationship between voltage and current. unit of resistance or impedance.

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George Simon Ohm

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discovered self-induction and telegraph. unit of inductance.

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Joseph Henry

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discovered the measurement of earth’s magnetic field. the unit of magnetic flux density.

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Charles Friedrich Gauss

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discovered electromagnetic telegraph. unit of magnetic flux

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Wilhelm Eduard Weber

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discovered the mechanical equivalent of heat. the unit of energy.

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James Prescott Joule

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discovered the electromagnetic theory of light and law of thermodynamics. the unit of magnetic flux.

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James Clerk Maxwell

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discovered the invention and development of electrical machines. the unit of conductance.

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Ernst Werner Siemens and Karl Wilhelm Siemens

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law of circuit analysis as the kirchhoff’s voltage and current law

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Gustav Robert Kirchhoff

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discovered the nature of electromagnetic waves. the unit of frequency.

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Heinrich Rudolf Hertz

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discovered the poly-phase ac systems and induction motor.

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Nikola Tesla

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the kite experiment

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Benjamin Franklin

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