Electricity: From Benjamin Franklin to Nikola Tesla
STEM STORIES Electricity FROM BENJAMIN FRANKLIN TO NIKOLA TESLA Jenny Mason checkerboard library An imprint of abdo publishing abdopublishing.com
What are the first few things you do each morning Do you turn off a digital alarm clock and then turn on bathroom lights Maybe you check the weather on a a smartphone or get juice from the fridge These things all involve electricity Electricity makes it possible for people to efficiently light heat or cool their homes Refrigerators or use electricity to keep foods fresh Lights fans ovens and more use electric power And computers cell phones and other devices run on electricity on Electricity is a type of energy People first discovered electricity Pe could be harnessed to do work in Energy Electric
the mid-1800s Since then scientists and inventors completely changed how people live Electricity is all around us today thanks to the energy grid The energy grid is a large complex electrical system It is considered one of the world’s most impressive feats of engineering Its power lines web the nation Electricity lit our way out of the past And today’s innovators are creating electronic technologies and devices that will shape our future The invention of the light bulb led to the development of the world’s electrical infrastructure
