Energy

Historical Energy Events

By GenaWeinberg

  • Static Electricity

    Static Electricity
    Otto von Guericke invented a machine that made static electricity.

  • Electric Force

    Electric Force
    Robert Boyle discovered how electric force can be generated.

  • Conduction of Electricity

    Conduction of Electricity
    Stephan Grays' experiment on the conduction of electricity.

  • Charles Francois du Fay

    Charles Francois du Fay discovered that electricity comes in two different forms.

  • Electricity is controlllable

    Electricity is controlllable
    Georg Von Kleist discovered that electricity is controllable.

  • Static Charges

    Benjamin Franklin experimented with static charge.

  • Lightning Rod

    Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod.

  • Newton's Law is Correct

    Joseph Priestley discovered that electricity followed Newton's law.

  • First Electric Battery

    First Electric Battery
    Alessandro Volta created the first electric battery.

  • First Energy Utility in US is founded

    First Energy Utility in US is founded