why is electricity still a theory?

Answer 1

The key thing to know is that the word "theory" means entirely different things in a scientific and non-scientific context.

As I understand it, a "theory" is the top of the scientific heap; a well-established means of explaining facts and making predictions.

The facts, in this case, would be things like lightning and the behavior of magnets.

Thus electricity, gravity, and evolution remain theories, despite having what amounts to absolute consensus.

Of course, even theories get tinkered with all the time - witness Einstein's adjustment to gravitation theory. He didn't deny the basic principle, but he did more accurately describe the mechanisms.

For a much better explanation, see the link below.

Answer 2

Is Electricity A Theory

Answer 3

Light has a particle and wave theory but electricity is pretty well defined:

From Wikipedia:

Concepts in electricity
In casual usage, the term electricity is applied to several related concepts that are better identified by more precise terms:

Electric potential (often referred to as voltage) - the potential energy per unit charge associated with a static electric field.
Electric current - a movement or flow of electrically charged particles.
Electric field - an effect produced by an electric charge that exerts a force on charged objects in its vicinity.
Electrical energy - the energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor
Electric power - the rate at which electric energy is converted to or from another energy form, such as light, heat, or mechanical energy.
Electric charge - a fundamental conserved property of some subatomic particles, which determines their electromagnetic interactions. Electrically charged matter is influenced by, and produces, electromagnetic fields.


History of discovery
Main article: History of electricity

Nikola TeslaThe ancient Greeks and Parthians knew of static electricity from rubbing objects against fur. Though nascent scientific exploration into the phenomenon began during the European Renaissance, electricity was known only as a curiousity and a party-trick up until more substantial discoveries in the late 18th to mid 19th century.

Benjamin Franklin's famous investigations into lightning established lightning as linked to the curiosity of static electricity. This discovery sparked the interest of later scientists whose work provided the basis for modern electrical technology. Most notably these include Michael Faraday (1791–1867), Luigi Galvani (Luigi Galvani (1737–1798), Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836), and Georg Simon Ohm ((1789-1854). The late 19th and early 20th century produced such giants of electrical engineering as Nikola Tesla, Samuel Morse, Antonio Meucci, Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, Werner von Siemens, Charles Steinmetz, and Alexander Graham Bell.

Answer 4

Who said electricity is a theory? Its a fact and it is running through a bunch of wires in my house.

Answer 5

If you think it is a theory, remove a bulb from a lamp, turn on the lamp, then stick your wet finger inside the socket. Now, tell me what you felt, if you are stupid enough to do it, and are still alive is nothing but a theory.

Answer 6

Except for mathematics, and perhaps religion, all we have are theories. Our efforts are to improve theories or substitute new ones which describe observations more closely.

Answer 7

Good back to school jr.

Dr Nikola Tesla proved otherwise.

Answer 8

Everyone has their own opinion, but I don't think so

Answer 9

Where is Maxwell's Silver Hammer when you need it?

Answer 10

because we still have blackouts, brown outs... surges and blown fuses..

:D

oh and we still have to pay our bill on time otherwise...