TheFundamentalsofElectricity-Harding.pptVIP

Fundamentals of Electricity Circuits 1 Fall 2005 Harding University Jonathan White Outline Benjamin Franklin / History of Electronics Atoms/Electrons Electron shells and orbits Valence electrons Charge Current Voltage Electrical Ground Resistance Electric circuits History of Electronics Began with Benjamin Franklin in 1747 He determined that electricity was a single force, with positive and negative aspects Coined over 25 new terms, including armature, battery, and conductor Famous kite-flying experiment in a thunderstorm was performed in 1752, near the end of his work in the field Ben Frank