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T H 1649780486 History of Electricity Timeline Sequencing Cards - Ver - 1
T H 1649780486 History of Electricity Timeline Sequencing Cards - Ver - 1
Cragside, in Northumberland,
becomes the first house to be lit The National Grid becomes operational Ida Forbes invents the
using hydroelectricity. and supplies electricity to the UK. electric hot water heater.
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The ancient Greeks discover that rubbing Michael Faraday produces an electrical
amber made objects attract to it. They current from a magnetic field by using
think this is to do with magnetism but Alessandro Volta invents a magnet inside a coil of wire. This is
they actually observe static electricity. the first battery. known as electromagnetic induction.
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