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Benjamin Franklin's experiment that involved a key, a kite, and a strand of lightning proved that lightning was, in fact, electricity. This later proved that energy is transfered not destroyed.
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John Dalton discovered the Atomic Theory that states all matter is composed of atoms that contain energy.
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Georg Simon Ohm discorvered that electrical current has resistance, so he conceived an equation to represent this resistance.
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James Prescott Joule founded the principle that all energies are the same ultimate entity. He also created the unit of measure for energy called the Joule.
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Lester Allen Pelton took the original designs of an old-fashioned water wheel and transformed it into to the modern system for collecting hydroelectric power.
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Although Thomas Edison discovered the lightbulb, he also invented the first power plant to destribute electricity to those who wished to use the light bulb.
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Although geothermal energy was not discovered by one individual, it is equally important. Geothermal energy was founded in Italy.
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The Darrieus Wind Turbine was the first effective wind turbine, which was created by Georges Jean Marie Darrieus.
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Although Albert Einstein was autistic, he created one of the most important equations to define energy: E=MC^2. This aided scientists throughout time to understand how energy works.
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Bell Laboratories first incented power cells for toys and such, but soon discorvered the solar cell.
