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"Electricity" Coined
Originating from the Greek word for amber, elektron. William Gilbert found that when some objects rubbed together, they attracted others. -
Coal Discovered
Louis Joliet first mapped coal in the United States along the Illinois River. -
Electricity Proven
Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite and proved that lightning and electricity were one and the same. -
Battery Invented
Alessandro Volta invented the first electric battery and the term "volt" was named in his honor. -
Natural Gas Street Lamps
Natural gas was used to fuel street lamps in Baltimore. -
First Lightbulb Invented
Thomas Edison made a bulb that could run for 40 hours, after many experiments. Just a year later, he made one that could run for 1200 hours. -
Tesla Coils
Nikola Tesla invented Tesla coils, which could change electricity from low to high voltages, allowing it to travel longer distances. -
Wind Turbines
Charles Brush used a large windmill to generate electricity in Cleveland, Ohio. -
The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was formed to secretly build an atomic bomb. Influenced greatly by Albert Einsteins equation E=mc^2 or Energy equals mass times the speed of light, squared. This equation showed how to create large amounts of energy from small mass. -
Commercial Nuclear Energy
Power was first generated from a commercial power plant in Santa Susana, California.
