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  • Wiliam Gilbert publishes De Magnete

    Wiliam Gilbert publishes De Magnete
    In the 1600 William Gilbert invents "electric" and "electricity." (Exact date unkown) Sources(s) Wikipedia
  • Luigi Galvani experiments with Galvanism

    Luigi Galvani experiments with Galvanism
    Luigi Galvani experiments with the effect of electricity on dissected animal in 1780-1790, later to be known as Galvanism. (Exact date unkown) Sources(s) Wikipedia
  • Eletricity is Discovered!

    Eletricity is Discovered!
    Ben Franklin discovers electricity when he conducts an experiment using a key, a kite, and a storm. (The exact date is unkown). Source(s):
    Universe Today
  • Alessandra Volta invents the first battery

    Alessandra Volta invents the first battery
    In 1800 Alessandra Volta invents the first varient of the battery (voltaic pile). (Exact date is unkown) Source(s) Wikipedia
  • Thomas Johan Seebeck discovers thermoelectric affect

    Thomas Johan Seebeck discovers thermoelectric affect
    In 1821 Thomas Johan Seebeck discovered thermoelectric affect. (Exact date unkown). Sources(s) Wikipedia
  • Samuel Brown patents first internal combustion engine

    Samuel Brown patents first internal combustion engine
    In 1823 Samuel Brown patents first internal combustion engine to be applied industrially. (Exact date unkown) Source(s) Wikipedia
  • Michael Faraday discovers Electromagnetic Induction

    Michael Faraday discovers Electromagnetic Induction
    Michael Faraday conducts an experiment discovering Electromagnetic Induction Source(s) Wikipedia
  • Nicola Tesla invents the Tesla Coil

    Nicola Tesla invents the Tesla Coil
    Nicola Tesla invents the Tesla Coil in 1891. (Exact date unkown) Source(s) Wikipedia
  • Albert Einstien publishes formula for energy equivalence of mass

    Albert Einstien publishes formula for energy equivalence of mass
    Albert Einstein published the formula E=MC2 Source(s) Wikipedia Britannica Blog
  • Otto Hahn discovers nuclear fission

    Otto Hahn discovers nuclear fission
    Otto Hahn along Fritz Strassmann with discover nuclear fission of heavy elements. Source(s) Wikipedia