Historical Beginnings of Theories of Electricity and Magnetism
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Description: A lecture from professor Michael Fowler at U of Virginia. Long and detailed.
Historical Beginnings of Theories of Electricity and Magnetism The first records of electricity and magnetism The most primitive electrical and magnetic phenomena -- the attraction of dry light material such as chaff to rubbed amber, and the attraction of iron to loadstone -- were no doubt observed before recorded history began. However, as far as I can find, these phenomena were not recorded by the Egyptians or any other pre-Greek civilization. The first definite statement is by Thales of Miletus (about 585B.C.) who said loadstone attracts iron because it has a soul. The prevailing view at the time was that movement of any kind indicated life, or a soul, or a god. In fact, it was advanced thinking on Thales
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