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In 1698, working with recent inventions, Thomas was trying to solve the problem of pumping water out of coal mines when he invented the first crude steam, engine.
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In 1752, Benjamin Franklin theorized that he could harness electricity through lightning. He tested his theory using a kite.
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Alessandro Volta introduced the first electric battery. Voltz, the measure of electricity, is named in his honor.
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Robert Anderson of Scotlnad built the first electric car.
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Samuel Morse invented the telegraph that could send messages across wires along a distance.
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The world's first hydroelectric power plant opened in order to use rushing water to creat e electricity.
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Charles Fritz turned the sun's rays into electricity. His solar cell had a conversion rate of only 1-2%.
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William Stanley, funded by the Westinghouse, demonstrated the first alternating current system in 1886.
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In 1935, President Roosevelt issued the New Deal, which established the REA (Rural Electrification Act) in order to reach rural ares with electricity.
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Nuclear power as an energy source makes its first appearance in Obninsk, and a model Soviet science city is born.
