Who actually invented electricity? When was electricity invented and how was it first used? Who first harnessed electricity and when? As to who discovered it, many misconceptions abound.
Electricity does exist and it allows us to enjoy life in so many ways.
It di however, have to be discovered and understood. Going back to the known figure for the discovery of electricity , let’s see why current findings seem to show confusion on the belief that it was really Franklin who discovered electricity. Since ancient times, people have come across various instances of electricity being manifested in nature. Here are some of the instances in recorded history where electric phenomena find a mention in chronological order.
Electrical charge is static electricity , or electricity that does not move. This discovery happened over 6years ago around 6BC. The Greeks did not know they had discovered static electricity , but they observed that rubbing fossilized tree resin, or amber, with animal fur made the resin attract dried grass.
The rapid movement of electrons against the protons and neutrons in an atom causes electricity. (more…)