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Luigi Galvani found out that the communication between the nerve cells and the muscle is a form of electricity called bioelectricity.
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Alessandro Volta created the world's first battery.
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John Colter dicovered geothermal energy by dicovering Yellowstone's hot springs.
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Sir Humphrey Davis, from New England, invented the first effective carbon lamp
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Joseph Henry invented electrical relay.
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Thomas Edison invents the world's first functional lightbulb.
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Henry Becquerel discovered solar energy while doing an experiment
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The first power line in the USA was between USA and Canada, over the Niagara Falls
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Texas' hill, known as Spindletop, had a large, unknown reserve of oil. On January 10, 1901, the oil "erupted" from the ground. The price of oil dropped from $2 to $.03.
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The world's first nuclear bomb was tested in New Mexico