Electricity started out as a curious phenomenon. Mentions of static charges from rubbing amber date to the sixth century BC. The tinkerers who played with sulfur globe friction machines in the 1660s ...

Electricity powers nearly every aspect of modern life, yet its journey from a mysterious natural phenomenon to a cornerstone of civilisation is filled with remarkable discoveries and brilliant minds.

We in medicine are generally aware of how important electric devices are — and were — to understanding the function of the heart and brain. Thanks primarily to work by physicists who sought to tame ...

POWER magazine was launched in 1882, just as the world was beginning to grasp the implications of a new, versatile form of energy: electricity. During its 140-year history, the magazine’s pages have ...

BRATTLEBORO — In 1880 Thomas Edison patented the incandescent light bulb and began to set up an electric generating and distribution system in New York City. This business was in its infancy and many ...

SINCE the days of the distinguished Joseph Priestley, no physicist has ventured to give us series of lessons on the history of the origin and progress of electrical science. In a large and admirable ...