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800 BCE
Zeus
In ancient Greece, they believed that the rays, the most important electrical manifestation at that time, were produced by the god Zeus. -
600 BCE
Thales of Miletus
Thales of Miletus was the first person to observe the phenomena of electricity, and the first to separate it from religion. -
793
Thor
In Viking times, its inhabitants believed that the rays were caused by the god Thor. -
William Gilbert
The English physicist and physician determine the fundamentals of magnetism. -
Otto von Guericke
The German physicist developed the first electrostatic machine, by which an object could be loaded by friction. -
Charles-François de Cisternay du Fray
The Frenchman discovered that, by loading in the same way two corks are repelled but, if they were loaded in different ways, they were attracted. -
Benjamin Franklin
The American politician, economist and inventor demonstrated the electric nature of lightning. -
Charles-Agustin de Coulomb
He invented the torsion balance with which he could measure the force between electric charges. -
Alessandro Volta
The Italian physicist invented the first pile. -
Hans Christian Oersted
The Danish physicist showed that a current generated a magnetic field. -
Michael Faraday
The English scientist was the precursor of the first electric motor. -
André-Marie Ampère
The French mathematician and scientist, following the Oersted experiment, showed that if you placed a spiral electric wire around a cylindrical piece, the magnetic field increased. -
Georg Simon Ohm
He introduced the concept of electrical resistance and proposed Ohm's law. -
James Prescott Joule
The English physicist discovered the equivalence between mechanical work and heat -
Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand Helmholtz
The German scientist showed that electricity was a form of energy. -
Zénobe-Theóphille Gramme
The Belgian scientist built the dynamo, the starting point for the new electric industry. -
James Maxwell
He expressed mathematically Faraday's experiments, formulating the four equations that serve as the basis of electromagnetic theory. -
Thomas Alva Edison
He invented the electric lamp. -
Nikola Tesla
The inventor and researcher Serbian-American unveiled an engine that worked with alternate curiente.
