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Who was the first person to use the word 'electricity'?

Benjamin Franklin

Martin Cooper

Thomas Edison

William Gilbert (correct)

What did Benjamin Franklin introduce in relation to electricity?

Positive and negative charges (correct)

Hard translucent yellowish-brown fossil resin

Moving fluid called humor

Cell phone

When was the first cell phone call made?

Turn of the 17th century

20th and 21st centuries

April 3, 1973 (correct)

1752

Who is widely regarded as the father of the cellular phone?

Martin Cooper Signup and view all the answers

What is fundamental to modern life?

Affordable reliable electricity Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with discovering static electricity by rubbing fur/wool on substances?

Thales of Miletus Signup and view all the answers

Who invented the first electric generator in 1663?

Otto von Guericke Signup and view all the answers

Who became the first person to view electroluminescence?

Otto von Guericke Signup and view all the answers

Who discovered the Seebeck effect?

Thomas Johann Seebeck Signup and view all the answers

What is the Seebeck effect?

The flow of electric current between different conductive materials at different temperatures Signup and view all the answers