Electronics/Timeline

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< Electronics/Expanded Edition

Different ways of looking at electronics.

  1. Timeline
  2. Introduction: The saga
  1. Early days: Early developments
  2. Academics: E&M experiments
  1. Electricity: Dynamos, motors, and AC power distribution.
  2. Energy Sources: how to power everything
  1. Broadcasting: Radio and TV
  2. Radio Astronomy: Looking at the solar system and the universe
  1. Computers: Computers

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Chronological[edit | edit source]

Year Event

Greeks decide to name electricity after 'amber'

1865

Maxwell's equations predict the existence of electromagnetic waves.

Tesla and ball lightning

Discovery[edit | edit source]

Discovery Description
Ball lightning

Ball lightning is a mysterious phenomenon, first documented by the Greeks.

Lightbulb

A filament that glows due to ohmic heating (electron flow causes friction - heat - which causes the filament to glow white hot)

Morse Code

A method of communicating by pulses

Famous people and their contributions[edit | edit source]

Person Description/Inventions
Ampère

Theory of electromagnetism ("electrodynamics")

Bell

Telephone, Telephone network

De Forest Triode vacuum tube used for detection, amplification, and oscillation
Edison

DC power distribution, light bulb, phonograph, Edison Effect: thermionic emission

Faraday Electric motor, electric generator, electromagnetic induction, laws of electrolysis, diamagnetism
Fleming Vacuum tube diode, based on thermionic emission, used as detector or rectifier
Henry Self inductance, mutual inductance, electric relay
Hertz Experimental testing of Maxwell's equations by sending and detecting electromagnetic radiation. Also photoelectric effect
Joule Found the relationship between the flow of current through a resistance and the heat dissipated, now called Joule's law.
Kilby, Noyce Integrated circuit
Marconi

Practical wireless telegraphy

Maxwell

Electromagnetic wave equations

Morse Practical telegraph
Ohm

Electrical current theory, "Ohm's Law:" R=V/I

Ørsted Electromagnetism: electric current produces magnetic field
Shockley, Bardeen and Brattain Transistor
Tesla Alternating current induction motor, polyphase electric transmission,Tesla coil for high frequency , high voltage electric fields, wireless remote control, wireless transmission of electromagnetic energy.
Volta

battery