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William creates the word "electricity"
When William Gilbert finished studying Greek amber, he makes the word "electricity". -
Ben Franklin's kite experiment.
The kite experiment was done because Ben Franklin hypothesized that lightning is electricity. -
Electromagnetic Generator
Converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. Originally invented by Luigi Aloisio Galvani, but improved by Michael Faraday later on. -
Bioelectricity
Luigi Galvani discovered bioelectricity. Showed that nerve cells passing signals to muscles is a form of electricity. -
Oil
Edwin Drake is the first to drill for oil in the United States, a fuel that continous to power most of our cars, and our country -
Alexander Graham Bell, First telephone
He created the Photophone, which allowed for transmissions of sound and conversion of a beam of light. World's first wireless telephone. -
James Blyth Windmill
Professor James Blyth makes the first windmill made to produce electricity. -
Energy waves discovered by Heinrich Hertz
Heinrich Hertz discovered energy waves and how to measure them, and now you measure waves in hertz. -
Wilhelm Röntgen invents x-ray
Wilhelm invented the x-ray by accidentally discovered an image cast of his wife's hand from his cathode ray generator, projected far beyond the possible range of the cathode rays (now known as an electron beam). -
Alternative Energy
As of 2008 Hydropower is the most used alternative energy resource followed by solar and wind power respectively.
