Famous Scientists
He created the lighting rod
Benjamin Franklin
The set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter.
Electricity
Newtons First Law of Motion
An object at rest, or in motion at a constant speed in a straight line, unless it is acted upon by a force.
All matter of the universe is made up of this intriguing fellow.
Atom
rays (which can be felt as heat)
Infared radiation
First coined the term "battery"
Benjamin Franklin
Materials that allow electricity to flow through them easily.
Conductor
Newtons Second Law of Motion
F=MxA
I orbit an atom's nucleus
Electron
This scientists experiments provided the scientific basis for the understanding of colour.
Isaac Newton
He discovered the existence of two types of electricity and named them "vitreous" and "resinous" (later known as positive and negative charge respectively). Also famous for noting the difference between noted the difference between conductors and insulators.
Charles Du Fay
By friction, it becomes strongly electric.
Amber
Newton's Third Law of Motion
For every action or force there is an equal or opposite reaction (force).
I love to be at the center of things! A subatomic particle full of quarks.
Proton
This is associated specifically with electromagnetic radiation of a certain range of wavelengths visible to the human eye
Color
A law named for him gives the description of the electrostatic force of attraction and repulsion. He also did important work on friction. The SI unit of electric charge is named for him.
Coulomb
Materials that hinder the free flow of electrons from one particle of the element to another.
Law of Conservation of Energy
Energy is neither created nor destroyed; it only changes forms.
This fat fellow is only affected by strong force and gravity. He's the key to nuclear chain reactions
Neutron
An electric property associated with each point in space when charge is present in any form.
Electrical Field
Studied the idea of magnetism of the earth. First to believe earth's center is made of iron. In fact, a unit of magnetomotive force, also known as magnetic potential, was named for him.
Gilbert
The force of attraction that holds quarks together. Strongest of the four fundamental forces.
Strong Force
What is Coulomb's Law
The magnitude of the electrostatic force F between two point charges q1 and q2 is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them. Like charges repel each other, and opposite charges attract each other.
A flavorful bunch of fundamental particles that forms larger subatomic particles such as neutrons and protons.
Slippery fundamental particles in the lepton group. Impossible to spot as they travel close to the speed of light.
Neutrino