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Benjamin Franklin discovers electricity
Benjamin Franklin tied a key to a kite and went out during a thunderstorm. By doing this lightning stuck the kite and he discovered electricity -
Bioelectricity
Luigi Aloisio Galvani, an Italien scientist, studied bioelectricity. Bioelectricity is a field that is still studied today, and explore the electrical patterns and signals of the nervous system. -
First electric motor
Michael Faraday, in 1821, discovered how to convert electrical energy into mechanical energy by electromagnetic means. This discovery led later the the discovery of oil which had huge impacts on the energy in the US. -
Oil is found
Edwin Drake, an American oil driller, was credited as the first to strike oil in Titusville, Pennsylvania. -
the Lightbulb
The firs incandescent light bulb was created by Thomas Edison. This lightbulb has since been improved many times -
Water Power
in 1880, the first hydropower plant in America was built in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Nikola Tesla contributed to many improvements in this field in the niagra falls, but he was never fully recognized with its invention -
Nuclear Power
The first nuclear power plant built in the US was in the year 1958. It was called the Shippingport Nuclear Power Plant. -
Geothermal Energy
Geothermal Energy is a type of energy that is frequently used. In 1972 it was becoming more frequently used and this year marked the formation of The Geothermal Energy Association. Us companies are involved in this association who develop geothermal resources for electrical power generation and direct heat uses. -
Wind energy
Win energy is a relativevly modern source for energy. The largest wing farm in the world was built in 2008, the farm is called Roscoe Wind Farm in Texas. This farm represents how the world is advancing and trying to find cleaner ways to get energy. -
Battery
The inventor of the elctric battery was Alessandro Volta. the foundation of electrochemistry was done by Volta's discovery of the decomposition of water by an electrical current.
