What year was electricity invented?
In 1879, using lower current electricity, a small carbonized filament, and an improved vacuum inside the globe, Thomas Edison was able to produce reliable, long-lasting light.The modern electric utility industry began in the 1880s. ChaCha!
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No one invented electricity, but scientists did not make great progress in understanding electricity until the 1700s.
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From the writings of Thales of Miletus it appears that Westerners knew as long ago as 600 B.C. that amber becomes (MORE?)
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Electricity was never "invented," because it occurs naturally. It has been used in different ways since as early as 900BC. ChaCha!
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In 600 B.C., Thales of Miletus wrote about amber becoming charged by rubbing(he was describing what we call static electricity).
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It was Benjamin Franklin, who invented electricity in 1879, using lower current electricity and a small carbonized filament.
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Otto von Guericke invented a machine that produced static electricity in 1660. Thank you for using ChaCha!
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1745 is the year electricity was invented. Thanks for asking ChaCha!
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The invention of electricity dates back to 600 BC, Thales of Miletus wrote about what we now call static electricity. ChaCha!
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