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William Gilbert coined the term in New Latin "electricus"
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electricity -
Thomas Savery patented the first practical, atmospheric pressure, Steam Engine. It had 1 horsepower.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_engine -
Alessandro Volta invented the first true battery which came to be known as the voltaic pile.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_battery -
Invented by Samuel F.B. Morse.
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/telegraph -
Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
Source: http://bgr.com/2013/12/13/telephone-timeline-a-brief-history-of-the-phone/ -
Edison filed a patent for an electric lamp with a carbon filament.
Source: http://www.livescience.com/43424-who-invented-the-light-bulb.html -
In New York, the electric power grid was launched
Source: http://burnanenergyjournal.com/the-electricity-grid-a-history/ -
First electricity-generating wind turbine invented in 1888 by Charles F. Brush.
Source: http://www.thirdplanetwind.com/energy/history.aspx -
Physicist Enrico Fermi discovered the potential of nuclear fission in 1934.
Source: http://connection.ebscohost.com/science/nuclear-power/history-nuclear-energy-production -
Russell Ohl invented the solar cell making solar power possible.
Source: http://www.energymatters.com.au/panels-modules/
