Electricity was discovered and not invented as some believe, as man discovered the existence of electricity for the first time in the fifth century BC, and that was during the era of Greek civilization. They noticed that amber generates an attractive force for light objects when they come in contact with wool, and this phenomenon has received the attention of many researchers and scientists.
The Greek philosopher Thales of Malta - who is considered the first to study electricity - provided clear explanations for it through the experiment of rubbing an amber stone with fur, and pointed out the ability of the stone to attract feathers, dust, and other materials with light weights, so he called the amber material resinous, which in Greek means electricity, and This is the first experiment with static electricity
The history of the discovery of electricity is also linked to the scientist and physicist William Gilbert - Queen Elizabeth's physician. He raised the subject of electricity in his book written in Latin, and in this book he included a summary of his experiments and research related to magnetism and electricity. The scientist Gilbert, who is called (the father of modern electricity), invented the word (Electricus), which is The Latin synonym for the word (amber) to describe the forces that appear in materials when they rub against each other. The word (Electricity) first appeared several years later when the English scientist Thomas Browne used it in his books that he wrote after studying Gilbert’s research.
The real prelude to the discovery of electricity began in 1752, when the American scientist Benjamin Franklin conducted his experiment to prove that lightning is electrical energy. This was done through an experiment in which he attached a metal key to a silk plane and left it flying during a thunderstorm. When lightning struck the sky and struck the plane, a small electrical charge was transmitted through a string. The plane hit the metal key and then into the hand of the scientist Benjamin, who was holding the key, which led to him being electrocuted by an electric current that almost killed him, thus proving that lightning is electrical energy.
Then more interest in electric current appeared when scientist Luigi Galvani noticed that the frog's legs moved as a result of a discharge of static electricity. He mistakenly assumed that the frog's leg generated electricity, but his experiments eventually led to the invention of the electric battery.
After that, the scientist Alessandro Volta made the first battery that was charged with electrical energy, and at the same stage he learned that electrical energy can also be obtained through some chemical reactions that are available in nature and provide a suitable atmosphere for the transmission of this energy, and after that electric lamps began to appear in various forms. Multiple
The discoveries of electricity did not end only in these stages, but there are many other discoveries by other scientists that contributed to electricity reaching the form we see today.
