William Gilbert: De Magnete (On a Magnet) - He was the first to describe the phenomena we now associate with electrical attraction and magnetic poles, which is why many view him as the father of electrical studies
Telecommunications
Electrical Telegraf
Morse code
Hertz for wireless communication
Power and Lighting
Arc lighting
Graham dynammo
Incadescent lighting
War of currents
DC (Direct current)
Thomas Edison
AC (Alternating current)
George Westinghouse
Nikola Tesla
Computer Engineering
Transistor
The point-contact transistor was a semiconductor device that could amplify or switch electrical signals. It allowed electrical engineers to replace vacuum tubes, which were bulky, unstable and consumed too much power