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The first engine powered creation that could be called a “car” was invented in 1725.
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In 1828, Hungarian, Ányos Jedlik invented a small-scale model car powered by an electric motor that he designed.
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Antoine César Becquerel, a French scientist, was the first person to notice photovoltaic power in 1839.
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The invention of the electric light bulb is attributed to Thomas Alva Edison
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Charles Fritts, an American inventor, is the creator of first working solar cell. He produced the first photovoltaic cell in the world in 1882.
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A water turbine is a rotary engine that takes energy from moving water.
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In 1931 the Darrieus wind turbine was invented
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The first silicon based solar cell was developed by Russell Ohl, an employee at the Bell Laboratory, in 1941.
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The first solar car invented was a tiny 15-inch vehicle created by William G. Cobb of General Motors. Called the Sunmobile, Cobb showcased the first solar car at the Chicago Powerama convention on August 31, 1955
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Nuclear energy was first discovered accidentally by French physicist Henri Becquerel
