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Thales of Miletos discovered friction made amber magnetic.
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Studied electricity and essentially invented the word "electricty"
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Benjamin Franklin flew a kite with a key attached to it during a lightning storm to show that lightning sparks had similarities to electricity.
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Luigi Galvani discovered bioelectricity. He showed that when nerve cells pass signals to muscles, it is also a form of electricity.
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Thomas Edison invented the first lightbulb using a Carbon filament
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The first hydroelectric dam built in the U.S. was on Niagra Falls.
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Geothermal energy was successfully tested in July 1904 by showing that 5 lightbulbs were lit by steam coming from underground vents.
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John Grant drilled a well for the first geothermal plant in San Francisco which produced enough energy to power a hotel/resort.
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Shippingport nuclear power plant - opened by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
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General Motors was the first to mass produce the electric car
