Energy Timeline

By Morgliz
  • Static Electricity
    Oct 1, 600

    Static Electricity

    The imbalance of negative and positive charges in an object.
  • Period: Oct 1, 600 to

    Energy

  • Automobiles

    Automobiles

    The inventor of the automobile was Karl Benz.
  • The First Battery

    The First Battery

    Benjamin Franklin was the first to use the term 'battery'
  • Carbon Lamp

    Carbon Lamp

    Also, known as a carbon arc lamp.
  • Streetlights

    Streetlights

    The streetlight was developed by Pavel Yablochkov.
  • Electricity

    Electricity

    Warren De la Rue enclosed a platinum coil in an evacuated glass tube and passed electricity through it; the first attempt to produce incandescent lamps.
  • Electric Streetcars

    Electric Streetcars

    By the 1920's, electric powered cars took over horse drawn cars.
  • First Lightbulb

    First Lightbulb

    The first lightbulb was built by Humphry Davy.
  • Power Line

    Power Line

    The power line was developed by Nicola Tesla.
  • Lasers

    Lasers

    Albert Einstein was the first to propose the process in which lasers are possible.