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the negatively charged toddlers of physics: tiny, everywhere, and running the whole show.
means subatomic particles with negative charge that orbit atomic nuclei and whose movement is literally what electricity is.
from named in 1891 by physicist george stoney from the greek elektron, meaning amber, because ancient greeks rubbed amber and got sparks.
mass1836 times lighter than a proton
discoveryj.j. thomson found them in 1897
behavioracts as particle and wave simultaneously
speeddrift speed in wires is millimeters per second
for instance
cathode ray tube — thomson's 1897 experiment that unmasked electrons inside old tvs
copper wiring — electrons shuffling through it powers every home outlet
lightning bolt — a visible stampede of electrons jumping cloud to ground
neon sign — excited electrons falling back down and glowing on the way