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Ben Franklin ties a key to a kite and proves static electricity and lightning are the same thing.
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Thomas Davenport invents the electric motor. This appliance is still used today! Source: https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/10-key-historical-energy-events--4
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Thomas Edison invents the incandescent light bulb. This could be used for 40 hours without burning out.
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Henry Becquerel observes the production of electricity when the sun hits an electrolytic cell made up of two metal electrodes.
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The first electric automobile was released in the U.S.
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The Hoover dam is still on of the largest sources of hydroelectricity in the world.
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This was the first nuclear power plant named Shippingport. It was located in Pennsylvania.
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This nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania overheated and started to melt.
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20 turns were created on Crotchet Mountain, New Hampshire. They produced 30 kilowatts of power each.
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The world's first Biomass power station was built in Los Angeles, California. It runs on Rice Husks and produces 12 megawatts of power, equal to 3,600 gallons of gas.
Source: https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/10-key-energy-events-32c19bbe-6507-4c87-8ec3-add2536837c0
