Fascinating Facts About Electricity
The first windmills were developed in Persia in about 600 B.C.
About 200 years ago, Alessandro Volta discovered that when two strips of different metals were put in a sulphuric acid solution and connected with a wire, electricity began to flow. Voila! The first electric battery was developed! Think of him the next time you pick up your battery-operated CD player or Nintendo DS.
In 1879, just over 100 years ago, Thomas Edison invented the first light bulb. Think of the incredible changes it has brought to our current world!
The first windmill to produce electricity was in Denmark in 1890.
In the past, frightened sailors voyaging at night saw ghostly phantoms of bluish light dancing on the masts of ships. Called Saint Elmo’s fire, the light is actually a form of static electricity.