Historical Energy Events

  • Lighting

    Lighting

    Ben Franklin porved that lighting was electricity by putting a key on to a kite in the air.
  • Thomas Davenport

    Thomas Davenport

    Thomas Davenport created the electric motor that is still used some today.
  • Sir William Robert Grove

    Sir William Robert Grove

    Sir William Robert Grove created the first fuel cell. This produces energy by combining both hydrogen and oxygen.
  • Samuel Morse

    Samuel Morse

    The telegraph was created. This is a machine that sends messages.
  • Thomas Edison

    Thomas Edison

    The first light bulb was made it lasted up to 40 hours.
  • William Stanley

    William Stanley

    The induction coil was invented.
  • Charles Brush

    Charles Brush

    The first wind turbine was created.
  • Henry Becquerel

    Henry Becquerel

    Radio activity was discovered.
  • Piero Ginori Conti

    Piero Ginori Conti

    The first geothermal electric power plant was made.
  • Photoelectric cells

    Photoelectric cells

    Photoelectric cells were discovered by Jullius Elster, Hand Friedrich Geitel, Wilhem Hallwachs.