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  Ben Franklin discovered lightning and static electricity wa the same thing by using a kite
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  James Watt first invented the coal powered steam engine
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  Streetlamps in Niagara falls were powered by water.
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  The first large wind turbine was created by Charles Brush. He later created the company GE.
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  Ethanol was the primary fuel for cars
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  The first geothermal power plant was built in Italy
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  A. Goss invented the modern refrigerator.
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  The Hoover Dam was built in Nevada to bring power to rural areas across the state.
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  Solar panels are popular during the WWII era, due to their cheap costs
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  Wind turbine fields are abundant, with production about 60.000 megawatts