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Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity with the use of a kite and a key during a thunderstorm.
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Nicolas Joseph Cugnot of France built the first automobile, with a combustion engine.
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Robert Anderson invented thr first electric car in the 1830's.
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Thomas Davenport invented the first electric motor in 1837.
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Edmund Becquerel discovered solar energy.
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Gaston Plante developed the first lead acid rechargeable battery, which can be seen in cars today.
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Thomas Edison successfully invented the light bulb in 1879.
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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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Niagara Falls, NY, was the first site of a major power plant, which was opened by George Washington.
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The Hoover Dam uses hydroelectric power to create electricity.
