Key Events in U.S. Energy

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  • The Nature of Electricity

    The Nature of Electricity

    Benjamin Franklin proved that static electricity and lightning were the same.
  • The Battery

    The Battery

    Alessandro Volta invents the electric battery.
  • First Electrical Motor

    First Electrical Motor

    Micheal Faraday invents the first electric motor.
  • Electric Relay

    Electric Relay

    Joseph Henry invents the first electrical relay.
  • The Telegraph

    The Telegraph

    Samuel Morse invents the first telegraph
  • The Lightbublb

    The Lightbublb

    Thomas Edison invents the incandescent lightbulb.
  • The Electrical Turbine

    The Electrical Turbine

    James Blyth invents the first electrical turbine.
  • Wind Turbine

    Wind Turbine

    Charles Brush invents the first wind turbine.
  • Power from the Sun

    Power from the Sun

    Alexandre Becquerel discovers that the sun produces electric energy.
  • Power from the Earth

    Power from the Earth

    Piero Ginori Conti invents the first geo-thermal power plant.