This document provides an overview of the history of electromagnetism from 1700 to 2000. It covers key figures like Franklin, Coulomb, Galvani, Volta, Ampere, Oersted, Gauss, Faraday, Helmholtz, Maxwell, Lorentz, Hertz, Millikan and Marconi and their contributions to understanding electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic fields, electromagnetic waves, and technical applications of electromagnetism over the past 300 years.

1. Electromagnetism University of Twente Department Applied Physics First-year course on History © F.F.M. de Mul

2. History Electricity Magnetism EM-fields EM-waves (Technical) Applications Franklin Coulomb Galvani Volta Ampère Oersted Gauss Faraday Helmholtz Maxwell Lorentz Hertz Millikan Marconi 1700 1800 1900 2000