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Benjamin Franklin experimented with the static charges and theorizes about the existence of electricity.
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After many stubborn efforts, Benjamin Franklin finally managed to produce the first lightning rod.
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America's first locomotive, Tom Thumb, has been built by Peter Cooper.
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Petroleum was used in the 1850's for lighting kerosene lamps.
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In 1879, Thomas Edison invented the first incandescent lamp in his laboratory in Menlo Park, NJ.
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The first hydroelectric plant, Vulcan Street Plant, invented by Thomas Edison, opened in Wisconsin.
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The first gas station in the U.S. was built in St. Louis, Missouri, on 412 S. Theresa Avenue.
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The First Electric Wind Turbine was built by Putnam in Vermont.
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Gerald Pearson, Calvin Fuller, and Daryl Chapin built the first effective solar panel of 6% conversion efficiency with direct sunlight.
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Since the 2005, United States has become the leading ethanol-producing country.
