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Benjamin Franklin performs his famous kite and key experiment proving lightning to be the same as static electricity.
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Alessandro Volta invents the first electric battery.
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Sir William Robert Grove creates the first fuel cell.
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In 1879, Thomas Edison invents the first long lasting incandescent lightbulb. (40 hours total)
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The California Electric Light Company was the first company to sell electricity to consumers.
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The Pearl Street Power Station used a direct current power system and could power 5000 lights. It was one of the world's first power plants.
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Sir Algernon Parsons developed a steam turbine generator which could generate enormous amounts of electricity.
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A 22 mile power line was created in California stretching from Polsom Powerhouse to Sacramento.
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John Thomson discovers the electron.
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Russia created the world's first nuclear power plant.
