Historical Energy Events

Ben Franklin "Electricity"

Jun 1, 1752

http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/

Alessandro Volta "First True Battery"

Jan 1, 1800

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_battery#Invention_of_the_battery

David Brewster "First Kaleidoscope-First energy utility in US founded'

Jan 1, 1816

http://www.electricityforum.com/a-timeline-of-history-of-electricity.html

Lester Allan Pelton "Pelton Wheel -Hydropower and Hydroelectric"

Jan 1, 1870

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Allan_Pelton

Alexander Graham Bell "Telephone"

Jan 1, 1876

www.britannica.com

Thomas Edison "Incandescent Lamp"

Jan 1, 1879

http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/scripts/s19t.htm

Charles F. Brush "First Electricity-generating Wind Turbine"

Jan 1, 1888

www.thirdplanetwind.com/energy/history.aspx

Robert Millikan "Electric Refrigerator"

Jan 1, 1913

http://www.electricityforum.com/a-timeline-of-history-of-electricity.html

J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly "First Computer"

Jan 1, 1946

www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000984.htm

Bell Laboratories "First Solar Panels"

Oct 4, 1955

http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2010/10/solar_panels.html