Energy Timeline

By Morgliz
  • Oct 1, 600

    Static Electricity

    Static Electricity
    The imbalance of negative and positive charges in an object.
  • Period: Oct 1, 600 to

    Energy

  • Automobiles

    Automobiles
    The inventor of the automobile was Karl Benz.

  • The First Battery

    The First Battery
    Benjamin Franklin was the first to use the term 'battery'

  • Carbon Lamp

    Carbon Lamp
    Also, known as a carbon arc lamp.

  • Streetlights

    Streetlights
    The streetlight was developed by Pavel Yablochkov.

  • Electricity

    Electricity
    Warren De la Rue enclosed a platinum coil in an evacuated glass tube and passed electricity through it; the first attempt to produce incandescent lamps.

  • Electric Streetcars

    Electric Streetcars
    By the 1920's, electric powered cars took over horse drawn cars.

  • First Lightbulb

    First Lightbulb
    The first lightbulb was built by Humphry Davy.

  • Power Line

    Power Line
    The power line was developed by Nicola Tesla.

  • Lasers

    Lasers
    Albert Einstein was the first to propose the process in which lasers are possible.