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Thomas Savery, an English inventor developed the first steam engine, a machine that acted as a catalyst to all of the amazing inventions in the Industrial Revolution to come.
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Benjamin Franklin flies a kite with a metal key attached to it during a thunderstorm and collects a charge in a jar when the kite is struck by lightning, which allowed him to understand the electric charge that is derived from lightning.
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Michael Faraday invents the world's first electric motor, paving the way for the invention of the automobile.
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In 1835, Samuel Morse discovered that by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations, he could revolutionize long-distance communication.
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Edmond Becquerel, a French Physicist discovers the photo voltaic effect, the first step in understanding solar energy.
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Even though Thomas Edison had been working for many years on developing the light bulb, it wasn't until 1879 when the first commercial light bulb became available for commercial use.
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Alessandro Volta uses pairs of copper and zinc discs piled on top of one another to create the world's first battery.
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Karl Benz creates the first automobile, a one cylinder, two stroke unit, the first to be powered by gasoline.
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In 1888, Charles F. Brush took a huge step forward into the world of alternative energy, inventing the world's first electricity-generating wind turbine.
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In 1904, Piero Ginori Conti, an Italian scientist invents the first Geothermal Electric Power Plant, a huge huge step in the future of energy production.
