Key Historical Energy Events

Robert Boyle discovered the Match

Jan 1, 1680

He rubbed phosphorus and sulfur together.
http://energyquest.ca.gov/time_machine/time_machine_electricity1.php?start=24

Benjamin Franklin's lightning rod.

Jun 10, 1752

https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/10-key-historical-energy-events-9451d442-ab1b-486a-b9a3-a7a1fb398671

Volta created the first battery.

Jan 1, 1800

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

Thomas Davenport's Electric Motor

Jan 1, 1837

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Davenport_(inventor)

Working electric telegraph

May 1, 1844

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

Telephone was invented

Jan 1, 1860

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

Thomas Edison's Light Bulb

Jan 1, 1879

http://www.livescience.com/43424-who-invented-the-light-bulb.html

First Pager

Jan 1, 1960

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

Theodore Maiman's Laser

Jan 1, 1960

Geothermal Energy

Jan 1, 1972

https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/10-key-historical-energy-events--7