He did not invent or discover electricity. It was already known. He was one of the ones that helped bring it into everyday life.
The ancient Greeks discovered electricity in 600 BC
The first printing presses did not use electricity.
If electricity is available nearby, local villagers can pool their money and buy needed equipment to bring it into the village. Other than that a Generater can be bought to provide power.
In 1888 the town of Reefton became the first place in New Zealand (and first in the Southern Hemisphere) to be lit with electricity. Wellington became the first city to have electricity in 1889. Reefton's electricity only arrived 6 years after it was installed in Kimberley, South Africa on 1 September 1882, making it the first place in the Southern Hemisphere to get electric lighting.
Benjamin Franklin was the first person to prove that lightning is a form of electricity.
Benjamin Franklin was the first person to discover electricity as he did the kite experiment, and was the first person to use the terms positive and negetive charge.
The first person to experiment with electricity is considered to be William Gilbert, an English scientist who conducted experiments on electricity and magnetism in the late 16th century. He is often credited with laying the foundation for the study of electricity as a scientific field.
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dan james in 1995 ;)
I was the one
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Induce: to bring about, to produce -or to create- then add electricity :)
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Nobody invented electricity. It is a natural phenomenon that was first described by the first person who witnessed lightning. Various people have been credited with "discovering" it but A. Lincoln is not on that list.
One example of current electricity are transmission lines. These bring electricity from power stations to individual houses.
Supposedly, Sir Walter Raleigh.