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Invented the lightning rod & flew a kite during a thunderstorm to collect an energy charge.
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patents his first improved steam engine.
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created the first battery
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discovered electromagnetic induction, the principle behind the electric transformer and generator.
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formed the basis of the law of conservation of energy, the first law of thermodynamics.
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made his first public demonstration of his invention: the incandescent light bulb.
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invented the Tesla Coil. This was the first system that could wirelessly transmit electricity.