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.