Historical Energy Events By mercymason Jun 1, 1752 Ben Franklin "Electricity" http://www.ushistory.org/franklin/info/ Jan 1, 1800 Alessandro Volta "First True Battery" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_battery#Invention_of_the_battery Jan 1, 1816 David Brewster "First Kaleidoscope-First energy utility in US founded' http://www.electricityforum.com/a-timeline-of-history-of-electricity.html Jan 1, 1870 Lester Allan Pelton "Pelton Wheel -Hydropower and Hydroelectric" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Allan_Pelton Jan 1, 1876 Alexander Graham Bell "Telephone" www.britannica.com Jan 1, 1879 Thomas Edison "Incandescent Lamp" http://americanhistory.si.edu/lighting/scripts/s19t.htm Jan 1, 1888 Charles F. Brush "First Electricity-generating Wind Turbine" www.thirdplanetwind.com/energy/history.aspx Jan 1, 1913 Robert Millikan "Electric Refrigerator" http://www.electricityforum.com/a-timeline-of-history-of-electricity.html Jan 1, 1946 J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly "First Computer" www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000984.htm Oct 4, 1955 Bell Laboratories "First Solar Panels" http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2010/10/solar_panels.html
