HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTIONS Electricity and Magnetism.

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HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTIONS Electricity and Magnetism

Transcript of HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTIONS Electricity and Magnetism.

HISTORICAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Electricity and Magnetism

Benjamin FranklinIn 1752, Benjamin Franklin flew a kite with a metal tip into a thunderstorm to prove that lightning is a form of electricity. He was very lucky he wasn't killed!

Electricity in Lighteneing

Michael FaradayIn 1831, Michael Faraday demonstrated electromagnetic induction by passing a magnet through a coil of wire.

Electromagnetism

Thomas EdisonIn the 1870's, Edison built an electric generator and soon after demonstrated electric lighting for the  first time in America.

Electric Lighting