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Ben Franklin Discovered Electricity
Actual day is not known.
However, in June of 1752, Ben Franklin went outside with his son, a kite, and a key attached. When he went out, after a bit of time, he noticed the strings of the kite "Stand up." He then touched the key, and felt the shock of the electricity! -
Electric Battery Invented!
In 1800, Alessandro Volta created the 'Volt,' named after Alessandro himself. -
The First Electric Motor is Invented!
Michael Farady invented the first electrical motor.
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Joseph Henry Invented the Electrical Relay
Exact day is Unknown. in 1825, the electrical relay was invented, which could send electrical currents over long distances.
The picture shows telegraph poles, which are an example of how the relays were used. -
The First Fuel Cell Invented!
Actual Date and month unknown.
Sir William Robert Grove developed the first fuel cell. A fuel cell is an object that combines both hydrogen and oxygen to produce energy. -
The First Lightbulb is Created!
Exact day and month is unknown.
Normally we think thatThomas Edison created the incadescent lightbulb. Well, he created a lightbulb that burned longer, but not the first. The first incadescnet lightbulb came from an inventor named Joseph Swan. This bulb only lasted 13.5 hours, but it was the first! -
The First Hydroelectric Dam Begins Operations
The world's first Hydroelectric dam, which was built by H.J. Rogers, who was inspired by Thomas Edison's idea of an electricity-producing station in New York, began operations on September 30, 1882. It was located on the Fox River in Appleton, Wisconsin, and used natural energy instead of a generator. It created enough energy to light Roger's home, another building, and the plant itself! -
The First Electricity Generating Turbine is Built
In July of 1887, James Blyth, a Scottish Academic, installed one of these turbine to light his Holiday Home. It was the first of it's kind. -
The First Power Line between the United States and Canada!
Exact Date and Month unknown.
At Niagra Falls, a power line was built stretching from the United States side to the Canadian side of the border. -
First Powerlant to Burn Only Pulverized Coal!
Exact date and month unknown.
The Lakeside Power Plant in Wisconsin, eventually brcame the first powerplant to burn only pulverized coal. Pulverized coal is the powdered coal, or coal dust. It is beleieved that because this coal is so fine, that it will burn almost as easily as a gas.
