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Nature of Electricity
Ben Franklin tied a key to a kite during a storm and this proved that lighting and tiny electric sparks were the same thing.
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Bioelectricity
Luigi Galvani studied bioelectricity, by making the muscles of a dead frog twitch when he touched them different metals. Bioelectricity is a field that still studies the electrical patterns and signals from tissues such as the nerves and muscles.
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First Internal Combustion Engine
John Stevens built the first internal combustion engine in 1789 but Samuel Brown patented it in 1823 so it could be applied industrially.
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First Electric Light Bulb
Was made by Humphry Davy. He invented an electric battery and when he connected wires to his battery and a piece of carbon, then carbon glowed which produced light.
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Electronic Telegraph
Samuel Morse invented the electric telegraph, which was a machine that allowed you to send messages long distances across a wire or line.
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Wind Turbine
A wind turbine was built to generate electricity by Charles F. Bush in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Geothermal Power Plant
John D. Grant operates the first geothermal power plant in the United States. It produces enough electricity to light the buildings and streets at the resort in the valley where the geothermal power plant is.
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Hoover Dam
The Hoover Dam opened to the public in 1933. The dam was named after President Herbert Hoover.
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The Birth of Photovoltaics (solar cells)
David Chapin, Calvin Fuller, and Gerald Pearson are credited for the first ever Photovoltaics cell (solor cell). They made the first device to ever convert sunlight into electrical energy.
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The First Large Windfarm
The first large windfarm was flourished in California. Windfarms are great because they are a renewable energy sources and because it produces clean energy.
