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Term electricity
Dr. William Gilbert studies the reaction of
amber and magnets, first recording the
term “electric” in a report on the theory
of magnetism.
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The steam condensing engine
Scotsman James Watt invents the steam
condensing engine, which proves crucial to
large-scale generation of electricity.
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Develop the first battery
Italian physics professor Allesandro Volta shows that when moisture comes between two different metals, electricity is created. This leads him to develop the first battery. Volta shows electricity can flow steadily—like a current of water—instead of discharging itself in a single lightning bolt or spark. He later invents the electric condenser.
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Electromagnetic telegraphs
American painter Samuel Morse and British physicists Charles Wheatstone and William Cooke independently patent electromagnetic telegraphs.
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The first electric motor
English physicist Michael Faraday succeeds in building the first electric motor. He discovers when a magnet is moved within a coil of copper wire a small electric current flows through the wire. American Joseph Henry also discovers this principle the same year.
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First lit house
Moses Farmer lights his house in Salem, Massachusetts, by electric lamps that contain a glowing platinum wire. The current is supplied by batteries.
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The alternating current generator
Nikola Tesla, a Serbian electrical engineer who had immigrated to the United States and was working with Edison, introduces the alternating current generator, allowing electricity to be distributed longer distances than the two miles possible with direct current generators. Everyone but Edison
agrees AC is superior to DC. All electric motors today run on principles set out by Tesla.
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The era of large-scale power distribution
The era of large-scale power distribution begins when water flowing over Niagara Falls is diverted through a pair of high-speed turbines. American inventor and industrialist George
Westinghouse wins the contract to construct the generators after purchasing Tesla’s patent for generating alternating current.
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The radio signaling
Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi harnesses electric waves in the air to produce the first practical radio signaling system.
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Nuclear reactor
A nuclear reactor built at Arco, Idaho, powers a generator, producing the first electricity generated by atomic energy.
I think it is important because it is the way in which more energy is achieved.
