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Thomas Davenport invented the electric motor, an invention that is used in most electrical appliances today
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Sir William Robert Grove developed the first fuel cell, a device that produces electrical energy by combining hydrogen and oxygen.
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Samuel Morse invented the electric telegraph, a machine that could send messages long distances across wire.
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The first oil well in the U.S., could produce oil and gas in sufficient quantities which makes it economically viable.
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The first battery invented consisted of pairs of copper and zinc discs piled on top of each other, separated by a layer of cloth or cardboard soaked in brine.
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It was again the same electric lamps we have today, just not as modern.
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The first automobile was a one-cylinder two-stroke unit
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In Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. scientist and businessman Charles Brush builds the first wind turbine to generate electricity. Measuring 17 metres tall and using 144 cedar rotor blades, it has a capacity of 12 kilowatts.
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The Hoover Dam was opened to the public.
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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.
