5.8 energy timeline By bhj817 Oct 3, 1600 william gilbert coins the term electricity Jun 3, 1752 Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment Oct 3, 1852 firs water mill Aug 30, 1879 Tomas edison preftccts the lightbulb Jun 6, 1880 First battery invented Mar 31, 1936 world's largest hydroelectric dam is finished Aug 10, 1941 solar energy is invented Dec 20, 1951 first neuclear reactor to generate electricity Mar 26, 1981 world's first geothermal energy plant Mar 11, 2011 A massive magnitude 9.0 earthquake damages 6 reactors at fukishima
