Electromagnetic Theory Timeline:
Electricity and Magnetism finds its roots as early as 1000 BC when Olmec discovered and used the geomagnetic lodestone compass. The scientific work however in this field started to develop in 1600 A.D. when English scientist, William Gilbert, published "De Magnete" and since then Electricity and Magnetism has emerged as a well defined scientific field giving rise to various theories like Optics, Relativity. Let's get ready for the amazing experimental and theoretical work that led to the elctromagnetism as we see it today!!
1600 A.D. The History of Electricity Description: Electricity—carrier of light and power, devouter of time and space, bearer of human speech over land and sea, is the greatest servant of man, though it is itself unknown. Here's an attempt to look into the origins of electricity.
1600: De Magnete (On the Loadstone and Magnetic Bodies) Description: William Gilbert (1544-1603) was an English scientist and physician who is credited by many as the “father of electricity and magnetism”. By publishing De Magnete Gilbert shattered many popular scientific theories and became the first person to fully explain the workings of a magnetic compass. Attached is a translated copy of De Magnete (Latin).
