Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

William Weber Biography and Timeline

Follow William Weber through 1 dated historical records for Germany.

William Weber, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1846–1846Years on this page

1846

Discovery of Electrons

Science / Physics

Beginning in 1846, German physicist William Weber theorized that electricity was composed of positively and negatively charged fluids, and their interaction was governed by the inverse square law

Records, sources and methodology

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