E78 ELECTRICITY

Bruce is Shocking. Simon is all charged up

These days, we can't imagine a world without electricity, but it hasn't been that long since we tamed this mighty beast. It's always been around in the form of lightning and static, but what are its origins, and where have we taken it? As always, click on the pics for extra amp-le facts (see what we did there?)

Lightning

Static Electricity

Amber

Ben Franklin's electricity experiments

Electric baths

Torpedo Fish

Leyden jars

Frankenstein

Francis Hauksbee's Glass Ball - neon

Current Wars

Tesla Transmitted Electricity

Batteries

Electricity in Brains

Different Ways of Generating Electricity

Godalming's Electric Street Lights

Guiness Records on Electricity

More fun electrical facts

https://www.heathelectricalservices.com/news/10-fun-facts-about-electricity

And for Children...

Electric Tunes

https://blog.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/top-10-electricity-tunes/