2007-03-05 03:51:55 · 10 answers · asked by kungpow c 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Well, yes - Benjamin Franklin. However:
The ancient Greek and Parthian civilizations knew of static electricity from rubbing objects against fur. The Parthians may have had some knowledge of electroplating, based on the discovery of the Baghdad Battery, which resembles a Galvanic cell. Benjamin Franklin conducted extensive research in electricity. His theories on the relationship between lightning and static electricity, including his famous kite-flying experiment, sparked the interest of later scientists whose work provided the basis for modern electrical technology. Most notably these include Luigi Galvani (1737–1798), Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), Michael Faraday (1791–1867), 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.
2007-03-05 04:05:30 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean how was it discovered or invented? It was first discovered the first time a human being got a static electric shock or saw a bolt of lightning. The first electric generator was invented by Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta in 1800.
2007-03-05 04:00:35 · answer #2 · answered by Moral Orel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look up Nicola Tesla and Ben Franklin, the Gods of electricity.
2007-03-05 03:54:58 · answer #3 · answered by Diana 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ben Franklin put a key on a kite string and went kite-flying in a thunderstorm.
2007-03-05 03:54:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Go to ask.com and look up Benjamin Franklin. He discovered it with a kite and string and a thunderstorm.
2007-03-05 03:54:44 · answer #5 · answered by Stefbear 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
really?
ok one day I plugged in my radio and there it was,,
no really ben franklin and the kite with a key remember that from school? I bet if you looked it up it would have all the research with it
2007-03-05 03:55:04 · answer #6 · answered by Larry M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boomba and Bubba Caveman were walking out looking for ox with their metal axes. A thunderstorm came up suddenly, and Boomba didn't make it...
2007-03-05 03:54:47 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably some caveman walking on a bear skin rug and they shocked their caveman buddy and thought it was funny
2007-03-05 03:54:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The key and the kite.
2007-03-05 03:54:19 · answer #9 · answered by Ema Nova 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By an electrician
2007-03-05 04:14:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋