First off, electricity was a naturally-generated that occurred in nature, so nobody really "invented" it per se, but more like discovered it. Many people give the credit to Benjamin Franklin for discovering electricity, but his famed "kite and key experiment" was just to prove that electricity had something to do with lightning. Nothing more.
The first instance of man discovering a form of electricity was in 600 B.C.E. when Ancient Greeks discovered that rubbing fur on amber (fossilized tree resin) sent an electric shock to the person holding the cloth, so the Greeks basically discovered static electricity.
Another instance of groundbreaking work in the development of electricity was in 1800 when an Italian physicist named Alessandro Volta created an early form of a battery called a voltaic pile. He then used the early battery to create a steady electric charge and because of this, became the first person to do so.
We use electricity for so many things today. Appliances, lighting, cars, and so much more. You wouldn't even be able to read this if it wasn't from the battery in your phone or the electricity flowing in your walls to your computer. The world wouldn't really be the same without the advancements made by Alessandro Volta and people of the likes. Until tomorrow, Mr. Nations out!
Picture of a basic electric circuit.
Fun Facts:
- Electricity actually travels at the speed of light, more than 186,000 miles per hour!
- Thomas Edison invented more than 2,000 electrical products, including switches, fuses, sockets, and meters.
- Thomas Edison didn't actually invent the first light bulb, but he invented one that stayed lit for a few seconds.
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