The Discovery of Electricity ? From Sparks to Lightbulbs
Electricity is one of the greatest discoveries in human history. It powers our homes, lights our cities, and keeps the modern world running. Yet long before lightbulbs and smartphones, people only saw mysterious sparks that jumped from certain objects, without knowing what they were.
As early as 600 B.C., ancient Greeks observed that rubbing amber with cloth could attract small objects such as feathers. This strange force was the first known example of static electricity. Centuries later, in the 1700s, American inventor Benjamin Franklin proved through his famous kite experiment that lightning was a form of electricity, showing that the same force in the sky could be studied and controlled.
In the 1800s, scientists such as Alessandro Volta, Michael Faraday, and Thomas Edison made electricity practical. Volta invented the first battery, Faraday discovered that electricity could be generated through motion, and Edison created the first usable lightbulb. From simple sparks to glowing cities, electricity transformed human life forever.
Nancy Ahmed For The Junior Times junior/1762916010/1613367831
1. What does electricity power?
2. What did ancient Greeks rub amber with?
3. What could the amber attract?
4. Who proved that lightning was electricity?
1. What is your favorite thing that uses electricity?
2. What if there was no electricity for one day?
3. Are you scared of lightning?
4. What things in your house use batteries?
Electricity is one of the greatest discoveries in human history. It powers our homes, lights our cities, and keeps the modern world running. Yet long before lightbulbs and smartphones, people only saw mysterious sparks that jumped from certain objects, without knowing what they were.
