Introduction+to+Electricity

=History=

The **discovery** of electricity itself is not new-ancient egyptians dating from 2750 BC has "experienced" electric shocks from **electric fish**. Ancient cultures around the Mediterranean knew that certain objects, such as rods of **amber**, could be rubbed with cat's fur to attract light objects like feathers. The first ever known study on electricity was done by the English scientist William Gilbert, in which he coined the New Latin word //electricus// ("of amber" or "like amber", from //ήλεκτρον// [//elektron//], the Greek word for "amber") to refer to the property of attracting small objects after being rubbed.This association gave rise to the English words "electric" and "electricity", which made their first appearance in print in Thomas Browne's //Pseudodoxia Epidemica// of 1646. Further work was conducted by Otto von Guericke, Robert Boyle, Stephen Gray and C. F. du Fay. In the 18th century, Benjamin Franklin conducted extensive research in electricity, selling his possessions to fund his work.

Electricity comes in many forms, and the types of electricity that I will be discussing in this website are:
 * i**.Static electricity
 * ii.**Current electricity
 * iii.**Practical electricity

In addition, to make your learning journey complete, I will also discuss about:
 * iv.**D.C circuits
 * v.**Uses of electricty in electromagnetism