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Proof of Electricity
In the month of June in 1752 (no day given), inventor Benjamin Franklin proved the electrical properties of lightning (including positive and negative charges) by attaching a key to the end of a kite and flying it in a storm so that when lightning struck the kite, the charge could be felt in the key. -
First Electric Battery
In 1800 (no specific date given), Alessandro Volta invented the first electrical battery. The volt is named in his honor -
Invention of the first lightbulb
In 1806, Humphrey Davy invented the first lightbulb. As a primitive, version of the modern lightbulb, it produced a blinding light between two charcoal rods and was unusable in the home. It was later used in lighthouses. (No exact dae given) -
Discovery of Solar Energy
Solar Energy was first discovered in 1838 by Edmund Becquerel (no exact date given) -
First successful US oil drilling
On August 28, 1859, at Oil Creek near Titusville, Pennsylvania, two men - George Bissel and Edwin L Drake - successfully drilled up oil for the first time in the US -
First Water Power Turbine
In 1878, an inventor named Lester Allon Pelton created the first water powered generator (although water power was not successfully harnessed until nearly a decade later). (no exact date given). -
First Electric Car
In 1899, the first electric car was created in Cleavlend, Ohio by the Baker Motor Vehicle Company (No exact date given) -
Discovery of Geothermal Energy
On the fourth of July, 1904, Geothermal energy was first discovered and tested by a group of people in Italy. -
Discovery of the Neutron
In 1932 (no actual date given), James Chadwick discovered the neutron, which was the first step in harnessing nuclear energy -
First nuclear reactor
In 1942 (no actual date given) the first nuclear reactor was built after studies in the 1930's led to the harnessing of nuclear energy
