U N I T 6 E L E C T R I C I T Y A N D M AG N E T I S M

FATHERS OF ELECTRICITY

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN1752

• http://www.codecheck.com/cc/BenAndTheKite.html

ALESSANDRO VOLTA1800

• http://www.wired.com/2012/03/march-20-1800-voltas-battery-shows-potential/

MICHAEL FARADAY1831

• http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4394972/Faraday-discovers-electromagnetic-induction--August-29--1831

HANS OERSTED1820

• http://www.famousscientists.org/hans-christian-oersted/

GEORGES LECLANCHE1866

• http://www.batteryfacts.co.uk/BatteryHistory/Leclanche.html

THOMAS EDISON1879

• http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bledison.htm