| Magnets are magical objects having magnetic | | | | non magnetic one in 1734. Magnetite was the first |
| fields that can hold things together. The magnetic | | | | magnetic substance that was ever known. A |
| fields attract metallic bits and pieces like clips, pins, | | | | French, named Louis Neel had challenged |
| hair and other similar objects. | | | | Swedenborg and came up with a theory on |
| It is believed that ancient Greeks are the | | | | ferromagnestism. Magnets have five types |
| strongest competitors who discovered magnets. | | | | namely bar, lodestone, horse, ring and button. |
| They were the first who observed lodestone | | | | They are classified according to their different |
| attracted iron bits. Another version says that | | | | shapes and sizes. Others are made of iron and |
| they discovered magnetites in Turkey. Thales | | | | rock. |
| who lived in Greece is known as the first human | | | | Magnets have made our lives easy and |
| who studied magnets. He studied the nature of | | | | comfortable.. They are used in making |
| magnets why they attracted each other. | | | | microphones, electric motors, TV sets, computer |
| On the contrary, Chinese also used magnetic | | | | monitors, speakers and much more. Magnetic |
| stones at that time and historians believe that | | | | compasses are also used in ships to keep them |
| they used it for making compass. Magnets also | | | | on right track. Jewelry and tools also have |
| appeared in an ancient place in Macedonia called | | | | magnets. A television set has magnetic chips in |
| Magnesia. Even till this day, the Chinese use | | | | their CRTs. A magnetic field is formed and with |
| magnets for healing which they call magnetic | | | | an electronic process images can be seen on the |
| therapy. The Romans used to catch electric eels | | | | screen. Computer discs are also coated with iron |
| and they used it to cure arthritis and gout. During | | | | which creates magnetic field and allows the disc |
| the middle ages, the alchemists claimed that they | | | | to store data. In the field of transportation, |
| used magnets for curing sadness, baldness and | | | | magnets are used in bullet train tracks. ATM card |
| arthritis. | | | | or credit cards also have magnetic strip. Magnets |
| A Swedish scientist named Swedenborg studied | | | | are indeed crucial in our lives today. |
| the differences between a magnetic object and a | | | | |