History of Electricity

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What marked significant progress in the study of electrical phenomena in the 19th century?

  • Development of the theory of electromagnetism (correct)
  • Discovery of electric current
  • Introduction of vacuum tubes
  • Invention of the light bulb

What was the driving force for the Second Industrial Revolution?

  • Introduction of steam engines
  • Rapid expansion in electrical technology (correct)
  • Invention of the telephone
  • Discovery of radio waves

What is the foundation of modern industrial society?

  • Electricity (correct)
  • Magnetism
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Heat energy

What determines the force acting on an electric charge in most applications?

<p>Coulomb's law (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the unit typically used to measure electric potential?

<p>Volts (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What produces a magnetic field according to the text?

<p>Motion of electric charges (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who invented the first working transistor in 1947?

<p>John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common phenomenon related to electricity mentioned in the text?

<p>Lightning (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Albert Einstein explain in his 1905 paper?

<p>The photoelectric effect (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of material is most often used in solid-state electronics?

<p>Crystalline semiconductors (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for the discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect?

<p>Albert Einstein (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which field did electricity turn from a scientific curiosity into an essential tool for modern life?

<p>Electrical engineering (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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