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Benjamin Franklin was able to identify that static electricity and lightning were the same through his kite and key experiment.
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Alessandro Volta invented the first battery. The term "volt" is named after Volta.
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During a lecture on April 21, 1820, Hans Christian Oersted confirmed that there is a direct relationship between magnetism and electricity.
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William Sturgeon invented the first, successful electric motors.
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Joseph Henry invented the electrical relay, which is used to send electrical currents through long distances.
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Samuel Morse invented the first single-wire telegraph system.
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Joseph Swan invented the first incandescent light bulb using carbonized paper filaments.
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Using thin, coiled carbon filament, Thomas Edison successfully constructed a long-lasting incandescent light bulb.
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Werner von Siemens invented the first electric elevator.
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The Shippingport Reactor is the world's first atomic electrical power plant. The first electrical power was produced on Dec. 18, 1957.
