Electricity: The Important Scientists

He showed that amber will attract small, light objects to itself when rubbing with wool.

• Thales of Miletus

• William Gilbert

• Luigi Galvani

• Benjamin Franklin

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He was the first person to use the word "electric"

• Thales of Miletus

• William Gilbert

• Luigi Galvani

• Benjamin Franklin

He flew a kite during a storm to demonstrate the electric nature of lightning.

• Thales of Miletus

• William Gilbert

• Luigi Galvani

• Benjamin Franklin

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He experimented with electric current on a dead frog.

• Thales of Miletus

• William Gilbert

• Luigi Galvani

• Benjamin Franklin

He invented the first electric battery

• Alessandro Volta

• Michael Faraday

• James Clerk Maxwell

• Samuel Morse

He facilitated the development of the electric generator and motor.

• Alessandro Volta

• Michael Faraday

• James Clerk Maxwell

• Samuel Morse

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He perfected the telegraph.

• Alessandro Volta

• Michael Faraday

• James Clerk Maxwell

• Samuel Morse

He used equations to explain the connection between electricity and magnetism.

• Alessandro Volta

• Michael Faraday

• James Clerk Maxwell

• Samuel Morse

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He is believed to have invented lightbulbs.

• Tomas Edison

• Michael Faraday

• James Clerk Maxwell

• Samuel Morse

The word "electric" comes from the Greek word "elektron" that means....

• amber

• electricity

• elektron

• electric