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1698: First Steam Engine Invented
Patented by Thomas Savery, this machine had the ability to power other various machines -
1752: Electricity is discovered
Benjamin Franklin discovered static electricity by flying a kite with a key attatched during a thunderstorm -
1800: The Battery
Alessandro Volta created the Electric battery during this time, this point marked an increase in the field of electrochemistry -
1802: First Electric Light Created
Humphry Davy invented the first electric light in 1802. This wasnt called a light bulb, it was called an Electric Arc Lamp -
1834: First Electric Motor
Thomas Davenport of Vermont developed the first real electric motor a device capable of powering machines easier than the steam engine -
1835: Telegraph
Samuel Morse revolutionized communication in the US with this invention -
1859: First Oil Well
George Bissell and Edwin L. Drake created a device that could produce oil and gas at a cost efficient rate -
1879: Lightbulb
Thomas Edison revolutionized the average home with this invention -
1886: Automobile
Henry Ford revolutionized the transportation system -
1888: Wind Turbine
Charles Brush invented the first wind turbine creating one of the many forms of energy used today
