Documented what eventually became known as static electricity

Who coined the term electricity?

Described the electrification of many substances

Build the first electric generating machine

Distinguished between materials that were conductors and nonconductors

Working independently, they invented an electrical storage device Leyden jar

He proved that lightning and electricity were the same

He observed that a discharge of static electricity made a dead frog's twitch.

The electrical unit "volt" is named for him

An early type of electric cell or battery

Discovered that a magnetic field is surrounds a current carrying wire by observing that electrical currents affected the needle on a compass.

Within 2 years, he observed that a coil of wires acts like a magnet when electric current is passed through it.

Developed the Systém International d'Unites (SI) units

Invented the electromagnetic

Demonstrated an electromagnetic device that was capable of lifting over a thousand pounds

He developed a crude electric motor in 1831

Conceived the idea sending coded messages over wires using the electromagnetic telegraph and a code of electrical impulses identified as dots and dashes that eventually became known as "Morse Code"

Developed the incandescent lamp

Developed incandescent lamp in America

Developed incandescent lamp in England

He began experimenting on generators in 1883 and discovered the rotating magnetic field.

Bought the patent rights to Tesla's alternating current system

Established two laws: VOLTAGE LAW and CURRENT LAW