Historical Energy Event

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  • First Steam Engine

    The Steam Engine created by Thomas Savery converts heat energy of steam into mechanical energy

  • Electric Motor

    Created by Thomas Davenport the electric motor uses electricity to create mechanical force

  • First Fuel Cell

    Created by Sir William Robert Grove the fuel cell produces electrical energy by combining hydrogen and oxygen.

  • Electric Telegraph

    Created by Samuel Morse the electric telegraph sent messages across long distances using wire.

  • Telephone

    Created by Alexander Graham Bell the telephone was the first practical telephone.

  • Light bulb

    Thomas Eddison patented the incandescent bulb.

  • First Wind Turbine

    Created by Charles Brush who built the first wind turbine to generate electricity

  • First Solar Power

    Created by Henry Becquerel who observed the production of electricity directly from the sun

  • Geothermal Electric Power Plant

    Created by Piero Ginori Conti who created the first geothermal power plant

  • Halogen lamp is created

    Created by Elmer Fridrich and Emmet Wiley the halogen lamp was used for filming.