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Thales of Miletos deduced that friction made amber magnetic, unlike some other minerals.
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Benjamin Franklin first coined the term "battery" to describe an array of charged glass plates.
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The oil well was created in the US
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Alexander Graham Bell created the photophone which allowed for transmissions of sound and conversion of a beam of light.
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Thomas Edison created the first electric lamp
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Alessandro Volta invented the first battery
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The firt hydorelectric dam opperated in the US
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Thomas Alva Edison invented the alkaline storage battery.
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The first geothermal power plant in the United States was built.
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General Motors released the first mass produced electric car.