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Nature of Electricity
Benjamin Franklin tied a key onto a kite during a storm and proved that static electricy and lightning were the same. -
Coal Mining
The industrial revolution sparks a new industry. -
Electirc motor
Thomas Davenport invented the electric motor, an invention that is used in most electrical appliances today -
Modern Oil
The first oil rig similar to the ones we have today, was made in china. -
Incandecent Light Bulb
Thomas Edison invents the first incanscent light bulb. -
Water Power
The first hydropower plant in America was built in Grand Rapids, Michigan. -
Hydroelectricty
It created electricty from the enegry of running water. -
First Solar Cell
Chareles Fritts develops the first solar cell. -
Windmill
The first large windmill to generate electricy was built in cleveland. -
Hoover Dam Built
After four years of building the worlds largest hydroelectric power plant the Hoover dam was completed on the Colorado River in Arizona. -
Solar Power
First photovolatic cells that convert solar energry into electricty. -
Nuclear Power
