Electricity History

Ben Franklin proved that lightning was a form ofelectricity. ... In 1879, the American inventor Thomas Edison was finally able to produce a reliable, long-lastingelectric light bulb in his laboratory. By the end of the 1880s, small electrical stations based on Edison's designs were in a number of U.S. cities.

Michael Faraday FRS was a English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic induction, diamagnetism and electrolysis.