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Benjamin Franklin's Beginning
In 1746 Benjamin Franklin first shocked himself when experimenting with electricity with his home leading to further experiments. -
The Successful Experiment
On June 10 1752 Benjamin Franklin attached a key to a kite and flew it in a thunderstorm where it was struck with lightning, setting the stage for later findings about electricity. -
First Natural Gas Well
In 1821, William Hart dug the first well intended for natural gas in the United States. Natural gas was used as a source of light. -
First Electric Motor
In 1834 Thomas Davenport created the first electric motor powerful enough to do a task. -
The Lightbulb
In the year 1879 Thomas Edison and his team tested numerous options for light bulb designs but in November of 1879 filed for a patent an electric lamp with carbon filament. These led to all of the lights we use today however Joseph Swan did indeed create the first ever light bulb in 1878. -
First Windmill
Charles Bush develops the world's first windmill that can generate electricity. -
Popularized Photoelectric Effect
Albert Einstein published his theory on the photovoltaic effect describing the transfer of light into energy. Describing how light has packets of energy thus popularizing the idea of solar energy and sharing what the earlier scientists had not realized about light. -
World's First Flex Fuel Vehicle
Henry Ford designs a car that can run on either ethanol or gasoline. -
World's First Geothermal Plant
John Grant drilled the first geothermal well in California -
Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam the world's largest hydroelectric power plant at its time is built. It was the largest producer of hydroelectricity in the world until 1948
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