“The birth of electromagnetism” on TikTok!

Posted on February 1, 2024 by skullsinthestars

I have made another history of science video for TikTok, this time focusing on the curious story of how electromagnetism was discovered in 1820 in an experiment that is utterly unique for one really big reason:

@drskyskull

Some more unusual #history of #science for folks, this time about the unique circumstances in which electromagnetism was discovered. I also talk about one corpse and one guy who kinda looks like a corpse.

♬ original sound – Drskyskull

Like a lot of my TikTok videos, this represents a condensed version of a blog post I did a few years ago; if you want more detail and/or a text version of the story, here’s the link!

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