Energy Timeline By Mywordagorilla Jan 1, 1821 Michael Farraday invents the electric motor Jan 1, 1841 J. P. Joule's law of electrical heating published Jan 27, 1880 Thomas Edison invented the elctric light bulb Jan 1, 1884 Charles Parsons invented the steam turbine Jan 1, 1887 Electron discovered by J. J. Thomson. Jan 1, 1907 Lee De Forest invented the electric amplifier Jan 1, 1917 The Cadillac Car Company invents the first headlight Jan 1, 1935 The first night baseball game in major leagues is played made possible by electric lighting Sep 30, 1936 Conrad Zuse invented the first freely programable computer Jan 1, 1947 The transistor is invented Jan 1, 1977 First consumer computers invented by APPLE Jan 1, 1980 The first U.S. windfarm is opened Sep 1, 1980 The Clapper was invented by Joseph Enterprises Inc. Oct 3, 1992 The National Energy Policy Act is passed Oct 3, 1999 Electricity marketed on Internet