the founder of the modern sciences of electricity and magnetism, in his famous book "De Magnete" (1600), he was the first to describe the earth's magnetic field and to assume the relationship between electricity and magnetism
discovered that electrified bodies can attract not electrified ones and two electrified "electricians" repulse each other
wrote a famous book "Magnes sive de arte magnetica opus tripartitum" where he for the first time introduced the term "electro-magnetism"
invented the first electrical machine to produce static electricity
discovered electrical conductivity, found that some materials are electrically conductive and others are non-conductive (isolators)
wrote a famous book that introduced several new concepts and discoveries in early electricity, observed electrical discharge in gases for the first time
introduced in science definition of electrically conductive and non-conductive materials
instrument maker, scientist, and lecturer who contributed to early studies of electricity
invented the Leyden jar, a device that stored electric charge - a capacitor according to the modern terminology
discovered two types of static electricity, and that like charges repel each other whilst unlike charges attract - this was the 'two-fluid theory' of electricity
discovered the Leyden jar, a fundamental electric circuit element for storing electricity, now called a capacitor; the device was independently discovered at about the same time by Pieter van Musschenbroek
constructed one of the first electrometers and developed a theory of electrical attraction and repulsion that supposed the existence of a continuous flow of electrical matter between charged bodies
made improvements in early electrostatic machines and used them to study electrical phenomena
a printer, author, philanthropist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, and scientist studied electricity, who invented many electricity terms (e.g. negative and positive electrical charges)
developed early theories of electricity
best known for his work on electricity, he proposed a theory that electrical ether was not created or destroyed, only transferred - charge conservation
the first applied mathematics to the theory of electricity and magnetism, constructed the first condenser with parallel plates
presented the operative action of the Volta pile to the Royal Society of London, and separated its chemical action from its electrical action; he also built his own version of a pile
English physicist and chemist who conducted experiments in diverse fields including electricity
English designer and manufacturer of mathematical and astronomical instruments, made electrostatic machines
physicist best known for the formulation of Coulomb's law
Italian physician and physicist, developed theory of "animal electricity", began scientific approach to electricity and electrochemistry
developed probably the first electrometer, a device for measuring electric potential by means of attraction or repulsion of charged bodies
an experimental physicist, an astronomer, a mathematician, a practicing critic both of art and literature, discovered in 1777 the basic principle of modern xerographic copying - the images that he reproduced are still called "Lichtenberg figures"
instrument maker who built the most powerful 18th century electrostatic machine
(1745-1827)
Italian physicist whose invention of the electric battery provided the first source of continuous current
designed the first electric battery capable of mass production
known for his electrostatic machines and the discovery of ozone produced by electrical sparks in air
instrument maker who developed many electrical instruments and their application, particularly in medicine, he wrote many important scientific books, including famous "Essay on Electricity"
