Shock and Awe: The Story of Electricity

The first scientists who started to unlock the mysteries of electricity studied its curious link to life, built instruments to create it, and even tamed lightning itself.

Scientists’ discovery that electricity is connected to magnetism transformed the world, allowing us to generate a seemingly limitless amount of electric power.

After centuries of experiments, a new age of understanding dawned with the discovery of electric fields and electromagnetic waves. Today, new breakthroughs await.