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Ben Franklin proved that static electricity and lightning were the same by tying a key to a kite during a storm.
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This machine converts mechanical energy into electrical energy. It was originally invented by Lulgi Galvani but it was later improved by Michel Faraday.
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The first battery was created by Alessandro Volta, it consisted of two electrodes one out of zinc and the other copper.
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Lester Pelter made the first watermill by using a turbine and two buckets.
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Thomas Edison was the first person to perfect the light bulb.
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Alexander Graham Bell created the Photophone, this allowed transmissions of sound and conversation of a beam of light.
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Energy waves were discovered by Henry Hertz, he also figured out how to measure them.
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Charles Brush built the first wind turbine to generate electricity.
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Henry Becquerel observes the production of electricity directly from the sun while experimenting with an electrolytic cell made up of two metal electrodes placed in an electricity-conducting solution.
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Albert Einstein established the theory that led to the creation of lasers for emitting electromagnetic radiation.
