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Otto von Guericke is credited with inventing the first electrostatic generator, further exploring static energy and paving the way for future energy experiments.
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Benjamin was the first to prove that lightning is a form of electricity (or energy,) discover that energy was both positive and negative, as well as discover the principle of conservation of charge (electricity can not be created or destroyed.)
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In 1800, Alessandro Volta is credited with inventing the first battery using zinc and silver as components. This battery produced a steady electric current.
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Samuel Morey developed an engine that ran only on ethanol and turpentine.
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Edwin Drake is deemed to be the first to drill for oil in the United States, a fuel that continous to power most of our cars, and our country.
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Thomas Edison, in 1879, was able to produce (using lower current electricity, a small carbonized filament, and an improved vacuum inside the globe) the first, practical, light bulb.
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The world's first commericial geothermal power plant was built in 1911, at the Larderello dry steam field, powering many areas.
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Russel Ohl was credited, on this day, for inventing the first modern solar cell.
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On this day, the first Nuclear Power Plant became operational (just outside of Moscow,) powering many homes, and a sign of things to come.
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William Cobb (GM) invented the first solar powered car, the fifteen inch "sunmobile," which ran completely on Solar Power.
