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Ben Franklin proves his theory about electricity
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William Murdoch lit his first gas powered lampin 1792
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Samuel Morey made first engine to run partly off of ethanol
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William Armstrong developed a model hydro powered engine that powered an incandescent light bulb
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Thomas Edison and others invent a working incandescent light bulb
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Prof. James Blyth, Charles Brush,and Poul la Cour invents first wind turbine.
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Henry Ford made engine that ran solely of ethanol
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Russel Ohl invented the first silicon solar cell.
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Enrico Fermi successfully splits an atom. Thus creatiing nuclear energy.
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Calvin Fuller, Gerald Pearson and Daryl Chapin developed a silicon solar cell with higher energy efficiency above six percent. Placed together several silicon strips to capture light energy and thus developed the first solar panel
