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By tying a key onto a kite string during a storm, Ben Franklin , proved that static electricity and lightning were the same. His correct understanding of the nature of electricity paved the way for the future.
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First electric battery invented by Alessandro Volta. The “volt” is named in his honor.
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Thomas Davenport invented the electric motor, an invention that is used in most electrical appliances today.
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Sir William Robert Grove developed the first fuel cell, a device that produces electrical energy by combining hydrogen and oxygen.
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Samuel Morse invented the electric telegraph, a machine that could send messages long distances across wire.
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After many experiments, Thomas Edison invented an incandescent light bulb that could be used for about 40 hours without burning out. By 1880 his bulbs could be used for 1200 hours.
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The electric streetcar was invented by E.W. v. Siemens
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First power line between USA and Canada at Niagra Falls.
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Electric vacuum cleaner – J. Spangler.
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World’s first nuclear power plant (Russia) started generating electricity.
