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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unit typically used to measure electric potential?

    <p>Volts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What produces a magnetic field according to the text?

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

    Who invented the first working transistor in 1947?

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

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

    <p>Lightning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Albert Einstein explain in his 1905 paper?

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

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

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

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