Historical Energy Events

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  • Kite Experiment

    Kite Experiment
    Ben Franklin tied a key to kite during storm, it proved that static electricity and lighting were the same.

  • First Battery

    First Battery
    Alessandro Volta invented the electric battery, it was discovered of the decomposition of water by an electric current laid the foundation of eleochemistry.

  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    The first long distant telegraph message invented by Samuel Morse, a machine that could send message long distant across wire.

  • First Lightbulb

    First Lightbulb
    Thmas Edison invented the first incandescent light bulb.

  • First Windmill

    First Windmill
    First windmill turbine to generate electricty developed in Cleveland, Ohio by Charles F. Brush

  • Geothermal Electric Power

    Geothermal Electric Power
    Italian Scientist, Piero Ginori Conti invented the first geothermal electric power plant which steam was used to generate the power.

  • Geothermal Power

    Geothermal Power
    Wolrd first geothermal power plant is build in CA.

  • Hoover Dam

    Hoover Dam
    Hoover Dam was at the time the world largest hydroelectric power plant, build at Colorado Rive, AZ

  • First Solar Cell

    First Solar Cell
    The First silicon solar cell invented. Used in situations where electrical power from the grid was unavaliable.

  • Wind Farm

    Wind Farm
    World's first wind farm in New Hamphshire, consisting of 20 wind turbines rated at 30W kW each