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William Gilbert reasons that the Earth is magnetic
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Otto Von Guericke introduces a new machine that produces static electricity
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Benjamin Franklin performs his famous key experiment, establishing the relationship between lightning and static electricity
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Allesandro Volta creates the first source of direct current, an electric battery
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Hans Oersted notices that magnetic needles can be deflected by current over a wire
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Andre Ampere establishes a relationship between magnetism and current direction
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Ohms Law, V=IR, distinguishes the relationship between current, voltage, and resistance
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Michael Faraday discovers that electricity can be produced by altering the electromagnetic field(magnetic induction)
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Lenz's law established that an induced current flows in an opposing direction to what induced it
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The electrical relay, created by Joseph Henry, allows for the transport of electricity over long distances
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Thomas Davenport patents the electric motor
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The invention of the doubly-wound induction coil, which contributes to the development of AC transformers
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James Maxwell contributes to advancements in electromagnetic fields
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Thomas Edison establishes the Edison Electric Light Company. Later that year, he creates an electric light bulb that lasts over ten hours.
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Joseph Swan creates an electrical lamp using carbon filaments
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Opening of the Pearl Street power station in New York City. It was one of the world's first central electric power plants to use Edison's direct current.
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Invention of the Tesla coil. It is a transformer that allowed voltage to be increased or decreased
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George Westinghouse patents Nikola Tesla's newly invented Alternating Current
