Energy Events in the United States By klanders99 Jan 1, 1752 Benjamin Franklins Kite Experiment Jan 1, 1780 Invention of the battery Jan 1, 1837 The invention of the electric motor Jan 1, 1844 Telegraph invention May 10, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone Jan 1, 1879 Thomas Edison invents the light bulb Jan 1, 1880 Electricity appears in cities Jan 1, 1936 First working computer Jan 1, 1950 Invention of the internet Jan 1, 1956 The use of nuclear power
