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Leonardo da Vinci designs a windmill with a revolving turret.
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Sir Isaac Newton builds an electric generator composed of a rotating glass sphere.
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Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity with the use of a kite and a key during a thunderstorm.
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Samuel Morse invented the electric telegraph, a machine that could send messages long distances across wire.
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Gaston Plante developed the 1st lead acid rechargeable battery. these batteries are usually seen in cars today.
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The first electricity generating wind turbine, was a battery charging machine used by James Blyth to light his holiday home in Marykirk, Scotland.
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French scientist Henry Becquerel observes the production of electricity directly from the sun while experimenting with an electrolytic cell made up of two metal electrodes placed in an electricity-conducting solution.
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Niagara Falls, NY, was the first site of a major power plant, which was opened by George Washington.
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Italian scientist Piero Ginori Conti invents the first geothermal electric power plant.
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Photoelectic cells were discovered.
