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Great Energy Events
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Ben Franklins kite
He tyed a key onto a kite string during a storm. Thus proving that static electricity and lightning were the same -
First electric battery
It was invented by Alessando Volta. It was nicknamed the "volt" after him. -
Georg Ohm
Georg Ohm defined the relationship between power, voltage, and current in "Ohm's law." -
Electrical Relay
Joseph Henry invented the electrical relay, used to send electrical currents long distances -
Electric Telegraph
Joseph Henry invented the electrical relay, used to send electrical currents long distances -
Solar Energy
Auguste Mouchoutinvented a device that directly converted solar energy into mechanical power -
Incandescent light bulb
Thomas Edison invented an incandescent light bulb that could be used for about 40 hours without burning out. -
Electron discovered
Electron discovered by Joseph John Thomson. -
First Airplane
The Wrights brothers made the first succesful airplane fly. -
First Computer
Konrad Zuse inveted the first freely programmable computer
