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Understanding Electricity
When during a storm Ben Franklin tied a key to a kite to prove that static electricity existed. While people understood this he made a way for people to learn about this energy. -
Electric Battery
In 1800, the "Volt" was created and named by Alessandro Volta. -
Electric Motor
This was made by British scientist William Sturgeon. This was the first to be capable of moving machinery. (month and date unknown) -
Electrical Relay is made
Joseph Henry invented the electrical relay in 1835. This invention will send electrical currents over long distances. -
The First Fuel Cell
Sir William Robert Grove developed this. The real date and month are unknown. This invention combines hydrogen and oxygen to make energy. -
The First Light Bulb
In 1878 the first light bulb is created by Joseph Swan. Later in history Thomas Edison will produce a more efficient one. -
First Hydroelectric Dam
H.J. Rogers built the first hydroelectric dam in 1882. -
First Electrical Turbine is Built
In 1887, James Blyth who was a Scottish Academic invented this. -
Geothermal Electric Power PLant
An Italian scientist invented this power plant. -
First Power Line For America and Canada
A power line at Niagara Falls that was stretching from America to the border to Canada.
