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10 Key Historical Energy Events

  • Light

    Light
    Humphry Davy invented the first electric light.
  • Sewing Machine

    Sewing Machine
    In the 1830s, they were able to create the very first functional sewing machine. It was made by a french tailor.
  • Law of Electrical

    Law of Electrical
    Joule's Law on electricity was published.
  • First Battery

    First Battery
    Gaston Plante developed the first practical storage lead-acid battery that could be recharged.
  • The Telephone

    The Telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone in 1875.
  • Power Station

    Power Station
    The first commercial power station started.
  • Automobile with Internal Power

    Automobile with Internal Power
    This was the year that the first automobile was created that ran off of an internal engine.
  • Turbine

    Turbine
    The first windmill was built in Scotland.
  • Computers

    Computers
    Konrad Zuse built the first computer that was able to have programs on it.
  • Atomic Bomb

    Atomic Bomb
    This was the time that the first atomic bomb was tested in New Mexico.