Electricity started out as a curious phenomenon. Mentions of static charges from rubbing amber date to the sixth century BC. The tinkerers who played with sulfur globe friction machines in the 1660s ...

Electricity powers nearly every aspect of modern life, yet its journey from a mysterious natural phenomenon to a cornerstone of civilisation is filled with remarkable discoveries and brilliant minds.

POWER magazine was launched in 1882, just as the world was beginning to grasp the implications of a new, versatile form of energy: electricity. During its 140-year history, the magazine’s pages have ...

We in medicine are generally aware of how important electric devices are — and were — to understanding the function of the heart and brain. Thanks primarily to work by physicists who sought to tame ...

We need to thank PG&E workers for doing heroic labor in the worst of conditions. Pacific Gas & Electric was at one time an industry leader, now trapped in a vicious cycle of maintaining an outdated ...

Hey all Ars EEs, got a question.<BR><BR>As I understand it, residential electricity was pioneered by Edison, and made viable by Westinghouse here in the US. I could be wrong, but that's why I'm asking ...