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George Stephenson invented and tested the first steam-powered train to travel on a train track.
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British scientist William Sturgeon invents the first commutator-type direct current electric motor capable of turning machinery. This had a great effect across seas in the U.S. as well, where development of similar devices began.
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American scientist Joseph Henry invents the electrical relay, which can send electrical currents across long distances.
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George B. Simpson invents the first electric stove, which uses platinum-wire coil and is powered by batteries.
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Thomas Edison invents and succesfully tests the first functional lightbulb.
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The Schoelkopf Power Station no.1, operating near Niagara Falls, becomes the first functioning hydroelectric dam
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William Stanley, Jr. creates the first alternating current induction coil, in which the flow of energy periodically reverses direction.
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The Duryea brothers, Charles and Frank, sold the first motor vehicle in Massachusetts.
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The first solar cells able to capture the energy of the Sun are invented.
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The first commercial nuclear power plant to open in the United States is opened in Shippingport, Pennsylvania.
