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William Gilbert, after studying greek amber, coins the word Electricity!
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The experiment was done because he hypothesized that lightnig was electricity!
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he made an electric current travel thorugh soaked coth to metal
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Lester pelton made the first watermill by using a turbine and two bukets!
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Thomas edison was not the first to think of harnessing electicities light properties but he was the first one to acomblish it.
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Professer james Blyth makes the first windmill made to produce elctricity!
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Hertz discoverd energy waves and how to measure them( today people measure waves in hertz!)
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Greeks discover electrcity by rubbing amber against straw!
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The father of solar energy, russel ohl, invented the solar cell making it possible to harvest energy from the sun!
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As of 2008 Hydropower is the most used alternative energy resource followed by solar and wind power respectfully!
