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static electricity and lightning are the same thing
Ben Franklin tied a key to a kite string during a thunderstorm, and proved that static electricity and lightning were the same thing. -
first self-propelled vehicle
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot built the first self-propelled vehicle, a military tractor that ran on steam. It could go 2.5 miles per hour. Exact date unknown. -
The First Elctric Battery
Alessandro Volta invented the first electric battery. The term volt is named in his honor. The exact date of his discovery is unknown. -
First Internal Combustion Engine
Samuel Morey developed an engine that ran on ethanol and turpentine. -
First Electric Motor
Thomas Davenport nvented the electric motor, an invention that is used in most electrical appliances today. -
The Telegraph
Samuel Morse invented the electric telegraph, a machine that could send messages long distances across wires. -
Ccnversion of solar radiation directly into mechanical power.
Auguste Mouchout , a mathematics instructor, was able to convert solar radiation directly into mechanical power. Exact date unknown. -
Henery Fords Model T
Henry Ford produced the Model T. As a flexible fuel vehicle, it could run on ethanol, gasoline, or a combination of the two. Exact date unknown. -
Worlds First Nuke
The first test of a nuclear weapon, code-named Trinity,occurred at Alamogordo, New Mexico. -
First time Nuclear reactor makes electrical power for a commercial power grid
The first time that power was generated from a commercial nuclear plant, at Santa Susana, California.
