Thomas Edison is commonly referred to as one of the greatest inventors in history, with 1,300 patents, and work with direct current (DC) that still impacts society. Despite this, Nikola Tesla has impacted the world through his work with alternating current (AC), which are used to supply power to homes, and his creation of the … Read more
A Great Man Forgotten Could you imagine being outside on the hottest day of the summer and not being able to come into your AC cooled house? What about going through your day without your cellphone, unable to contact with the world around you? Thanks to one beneficial inventor we are able to obtain these … Read more
Long before any knowledge of electricity existed people were aware of shocks from electric fish. Ancient Egyptian texts dating from 2750 BC referred to these fish as the “Thunderer of the Nile”, and described them as the “protectors” of all other fish. They were again reported millennia later by ancient Greek, Roman and Arabic naturalists … Read more
HISTORY OF ELECTRICITY IN KERALA – Dr D Shina S N COLLEGE, Kollam, Kerala, India email – achushina@gmail. com ORIGIN AND GROWTH OF ELECTRICITY The history of electricity can be traced back to the eighteenth century. The first instance of sensing the phenomenon of electricity was the accidental observation of what was later found out … Read more
For the Abrahamic religions of Islam and Christianity, once the prophets had passed away, the burden of religious leadership fell on the shoulders of the Sunni Caliphate and the Church respectively. Since women had been given unprecedented significance by the Prophets Jesus and Muhammad, it became inevitable for the Church and the Sunni Caliphate to … Read more