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Al-Khazini realizes the potential energy in all substances
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Italian Giovanni Branca creates a primitive turbine
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Charles Francois du Fay discovered that electricity comes in two forms which he called resinous (-) and vitreous (+), now called negative and positive.
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Alessandro Volta created the first battery
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Called the voltaic pile at this time, it was invented by the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta.
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Lester Allan Pelton invented the free-jet water turbine, leading to hydroelectric power.
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American scientists invent the first silicon chip capable of converting solar energy into a usable source
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In the US, this plant was designed to convert uranium into usable energy through nuclear reactions.
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Oil prices are driven up
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The Persian Gulf War makes it clear to the world that oil is not a reliable energy source forever
