Energy in the US

By caitlynrayeur
  • Ben Franklin discovers electricity

    Ben Franklin discovers electricity

    Felt spark on a key while flying a kite with his son.
  • Battery invented

    Battery invented

    Allesondro Volta created "volt," named after himself.
  • Electrical Relay

    Electrical Relay

    Electrical relay invented. The electrical relay sends electrical currents over long distances.
    (exact date unknown)
  • Fuel Cell

    Fuel Cell

    First fuel cell, hydrogen and oxygen come together to produce energy.
  • Heat pump

    Heat pump

    Kelvin invents the heat pump, (month/day unknown)
  • Telephone invented

    Telephone invented

    Alexander Graham Bell invents the first telephone
  • Lightbulb

    Lightbulb

    Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
  • First hydroelectric dam

    First hydroelectric dam

    First use of natural energy resource instead of a generator. Created lots of energy and in a environmentally conservative way.
  • First Automobile

    First Automobile

    Karl Benz creates the first official "car"
  • First electrical generating turbine built

    First electrical generating turbine built

    First turbine built to light home, first of it's kind, ever.