GL+2013+P2+Invention+of+Electricity


 * Invention of Electricity **
 * Aim- Maddie **


 * Electricity is used to provide light in houses and buildings. It is even used in bathrooms, so we have running water. In kitchens, it used to run the refrigerator and the oven, so people can cook. Electricity makes everybody’s life easier and it comes in handy on a daily basis. The purpose it was invented was to give light and energy. Electricity is used in every place possible. Transformers, which have energy, also help out people’s lives in their homes. Without electricity, the world would be completely different. **


 * Works Cited **
 * [|__http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/2011/09/05/population-and-purpose-where-we-use-electricity/__] **


 * [|__http://www.slideshare.net/Sanjuu/what-is-the-need-and-purpose-of-electric-transformer__] **


 * Topic- Invention of Electricity **


 * Historical- Meagan **



[|__http://www.universetoday.com/82402/who-discovered-electricity__]
 * Historical: **
 * Electricity has been important to our society for many years. In the early age of electricity, Benjamin Franklin began the process to finding how to use electricity when lightning struck a metal kite pole. The next step for electricity was finding out how to use this knowledge. One article states, “ In 1747, Henry Cavendish started measuring the conductivity (the ability to carry an electrical current) of different materials and published his results.” (Bellis 1). This was the first real step for getting electricity contained and into homes. When the light bulb was invented electricity was still difficult to get into the public and into homes for recreational use. It wasn't until much later that electricity in homes and schools became what society had become accustomed to. This explains a lot as to why the history of electricity is so important to people today. **
 * [|__http://inventors.about.com/cs/inventorsalphabet/a/electricity.htm__] **

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Allie, cultural
 * The lightbulb and electricity changed the American culture, now people could have light for as long as they wanted and power. At night people would have to get light from fires or gas lights, and have electricity to power everything, Also, the lightbulb was one of the best inventions because light bulbs lighted a dark space better than ever before. This is because the fires could go out and also they could easily The effect of the light bulb was the start of something new. it is said in this article, Lighting A Revolution “in 1878, Edison announced that he had the answer and knew how to make an incandescent light, gas stocks around the world fell. “ Light Bulbs have made life a lot easier, not only just in peoples houses but also it changed the economy for good and for bad. “In homes, up to 25 percent of our electric bill is for lighting.” said in Junior Energy. So it cut gas prices however the money the government brings in from the lighting was tremendous. Lightbulbs are an amazing advention and without them peoples would have shaped way differently because now night is an issue of the past. **


 *  http://juniorenergy.org/LightBulbFacts.aspx **


 * http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/19thcent/invent19.htm **


 * audience: **



Allie
 * The audience really is everyone, everybody uses lightbulbs and electricity and everyone is affected by light bulbs and electricity. The light bulb is how people use to see things in the world when the sun goes down. Without lightbulbs people would have to use fires and other less efficiant things to use for light, and without electricity there would be no reason for light bulbs. Electricity makes life so much better. Light bulbs are one of the most important inventions to people. Not only do people use lightbulbs to see people also use them for decoration. Such as at Christmas to hang lights on a tree or on the house and electricity is used to heat a house, power the light bulb, and so on. Lightbulbs are used everywhere, houses, stores, and even cars. Also, it is said that lightbulbs also contribute to global warming. So, everyone is affected by this and so everyone is the audiance. So, people are trying more then ever to make the lightbulbs more efficient such as the fluorescent light bulb. “ Advocates of fluorescent lighting counter with its high efficiency and ability to create significant energy savings,” said in, The Fluorescent Light Bulb. The light bulb and electricity will continuously be made better, such as becoming stronger then ever. Everyone uses them and everyone is affected by the impact of them. People are even finding out ways to get electricity from the sun and also there are now electric cars. This is a very important invention, electricity, and it is said that “Light bulbs were one of the greatest inventions of all time,” stated in Lightbulb. **


 * http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112389/lightbulb.htm **


 * http://thefluorescentlightbulb.umwblogs.org/impact/ **