Story of Electricity

What is electricity? How did the first scientists unlock its mysteries and harness its power to build the modern world? Through incredible tales of genius, triumph and disaster, learn how our understanding of electricity was transformed from “magic” into science.

Travel back in time to a world where electricity was new. When scientists discovered the link between electricity and magnetism—another fundamental force of nature—it transformed the world, allowing us to generate a seemingly limitless amount of electric power.

After centuries of experimenting with electricity, the discovery of electric fields and electromagnetic waves ushered in a new age of understanding. Uncover the range of frequencies along the electromagnetic spectrum: from huge radio waves to microscopic gamma rays.