History

Alessandro Volta and the electric battery
Full text online of a book by Bern Dibner on the invention of the battery and the discovery of electric current.
http://dibinst.mit.edu/BURNDY/OnlinePubs/Volta/index.html

The Great Magnet, the Earth
Commemorating the 400th anniversary of "De Magnete" by William Gilbert of Colchester.
http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/earthmag/demagint.htm

Historical Beginnings of Theories of Electricity and Magnetism
A lecture from professor Michael Fowler at U of Virginia. Long and detailed.
http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/more_stuff/E&M_Hist.html

History
A time line of the development of electromagnetism from 900 BC to 1905.
http://maxwell.byu.edu/~spencerr/phys442/node4.html

Sketches of the History of Electromagnetics
Timeline of classical electromagnetism, including essays on main milestones in optics, magnetism, and electricity for the period of 300BC and up to the 20th century.
http://history.hyperjeff.net/electromagnetism

Tesla Files
A brief description of Tesla, his life, and his works.
http://www.geocities.com/ianspage2002/index.html