Standing at the threshold of a new millennium, it is a
sobering thought to reflect that static electricity has
been known for almost 2500 years: the Greeks discovered
that friction on amber (Greek: ελεχτρον – electron)
by fur gave rise to attractive forces. However, the
word electron was not used until 1897 when J J
Thomson discovered the electron as we know it.
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