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Originally Posted by Lodesman  Nick,
I don't really believe any one country can claim the discovery of electricity... |
How about ancient Greece?
The GREEK, Thales of Miletus, is the earliest record I can find of experimentation with (static) electrical properties. He made a series of observations on static electricity circa 600AD.
The word electricity comes from the Greek word "electron", which means "amber". Thales noticed static electricity from polishing amber with a piece of wool or fur. After rubbing the amber, which created a static electric charge, other light objects such as straw or feathers stuck to the amber.
Though others may likely have previously notices these effects, Thales is apparently the first to have recorded his findings/observations.