Electrons and Technology
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Date
1995-05-27
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Obafemi Awolowo University Press
Abstract
The existence of electrical phenomena, and of static electrical
charges, had first been recognized and recorded over 2,500 years
ago by Thales of Miletus (640-548 BC). The word electricity itself
was derived from the Greek word for amber, a substance upon
Which electrical phenomena was first observed.
The idea that electricity has structure derives directly from the
classical studies of Michael Faraday on electro-chemistry. Michael
Faraday occupies a very unique and honored place in the story
of electrical science and technology. These studies were 'those
which in particular led to the famous laws of electrolysis published
in 1833. It is indeed one of those quirks of fate that he could not
have brought himself to believe the natural conclusion of his own
studies i.e. that charges exist as discrete quanta.
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Electronics, Technology