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Ben Franklin discovers electricity
Felt spark on a key while flying a kite with his son. -
Battery invented
Allesondro Volta created "volt," named after himself. -
Electrical Relay
Electrical relay invented. The electrical relay sends electrical currents over long distances.
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Fuel Cell
First fuel cell, hydrogen and oxygen come together to produce energy. -
Heat pump
Kelvin invents the heat pump, (month/day unknown) -
Telephone invented
Alexander Graham Bell invents the first telephone -
Lightbulb
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. -
First hydroelectric dam
First use of natural energy resource instead of a generator. Created lots of energy and in a environmentally conservative way. -
First Automobile
Karl Benz creates the first official "car" -
First electrical generating turbine built
First turbine built to light home, first of it's kind, ever.