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Who (and Why) started the "electrons are negative, protons are positive" convention?
Since it's called "electricity", it seems more sensible for "electrons" to be defined to have a positive charge. I guess alternatively we could start calling it "protonity"... but isn't it the flow of electrons from nucleus to nucleus that creates the electric current?
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Who (and Why) started the "electrons are negative, protons are positive" convention?
It is an unconventional convention in that typically we associate a positive value with the presence of some entity. In the case of electrons, their surplus indicates a negative charge.
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Why are electrons defined to have negative charge?
Thanks, removed. The root of electric actually means "resembling amber": etymonline.com/index.php?term=electric
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