Benjamin Franklin (1752) - Discovered that lightning was electricity after flying a kite on a metal wire in a thunderstorm., Thales (600 BC) - Discovered that amber when rubbed with silk, attracted feathers and other light objects. Called it 'ëelectron', which is where the word electron' comes from., William Gilbert (1600) - First person to recognise that there was a connection between magnetism and electricity, and the first to describe the Earth's magnetic field., Alessandro Volta (1780) - Discovered electricity is created when moisture comes into contact with two different types of metal., Alessandro Volta (1800) - Created the first simple battery. , Michael Faraday (1821) - Discovered that when a magnet is moved inside the coil of a copper wire, a tiny electric current flows through the wire. This discovery led to the invention of electric motors., Thomas Johann Seebeck (1821) - Discovered thermo-electricity. He found that when the junctions of certain metals are heated, electricity flows through them., André Ampère (1826) - His theories about electricity and magnetism, explained the electro-dynamic theory. The unit for electrical currents, ampere or amps, is named after him., George Ohm (1827) - Created the first mathematical theory of electricity. the unit of electrical resistance (ohm) is named after him. The unit of electrical resistance (ohm) is named after him. , Charles Wheatstone and William Fothergill Cooke (1831) - Created the first telegraph machine. (Electric communication before telephones), Thomas Edison (1870) - Built a DC (direct current) electric generator., Alexander Graham Bell (1876) - Invented the telephone using electricity. , Joseph Swan (1878) - Demonstrated the first electric light with a carbon filament lamp., Nikola Tesla (1880's) - Developed an AC (alternating current) motor and a system of AC power generation. Also invented the Tesla Coil. He used this coil to make ordinary household currents produce extremely high-frequency currents., Albert Einstein (1905) - Demonstrated that light energy could be used to produce electricity., John Logie Baird (1936) - Invented the television.,

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