Electricity

Electricity is the interaction of charged particles under the action of electromagnetic force. This physical phenomenon is present in many contexts: electricity is both nerve impulses of living beings as a lightning storm. It is widely used by developed societies to transport large quantities of energy readily usable.

The properties of electricity began to be included during the eighteenth century. The mastery of electricity has led to the advent of the second industrial revolution. Today electricity is omnipresent in developed countries: from different energy sources (mainly hydropower, thermal and nuclear) electricity is nowadays a form of energy used to numerous domestic or industrial .