history of electricity

Question 1

coined the expression “elektrons” in
his famous book.

Answer 1

William Gilbert

Question 2

• He proved that a vacuum could
  exist.
• He invented a machine that
  produced static electricity, this
  was the first electric generator.

Answer 2

Otto von Guericke

Question 3

• the original capacitor, a device that
  stores and releases an electrical
  charge.
• Both Dutch physicist Pieter van
  Musschenbroek (1746) and German
  clergyman and scientist, Ewald G. von
  Kleist invented in 1745.

Answer 3

Leyden Jar

Question 4

• electricity and lightning were one
  and the same. His lightning rod
  was the first practical application
  of electricity

Answer 4

Benjamin Franklin

Question 5

In 1879, he was able to
produce a reliable, longlasting electric light bulb in
his laboratory.

Answer 5

Thomas Edison

Question 6

*He discovered the law that
describes the electric force
between charged particles.

Answer 6

Charles Agustin de Coulomb