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Ben Franklintied a key onto a kite during a storm and found out that static electricity and lightening are the time thing.
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Samuel Morse invented the telegraoh that could send signals by wire.
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Thomas Davenport invented the electric motor. This is still used today in most electrical applicances.
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Sr. William Robert Grove invented the first fuel cell. This is a device that produces electrical energy by combining oxygen and hydrogen.
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Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb. It would burn out after 40 hours. With time, this changed and now lasts up to 1200 hours.
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William Stanley introduced the coil transformer and an alternatin current eletric system.
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Charles Brush built the first wind turbine to generate electricity. It was only 17 meters tall, and has a capacity of 12 kilowatts.
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Henri Becquerel experimented with the electricity from the sun. He played with an electrolytic cell that was made up of 2 metal electrodes.
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Piero Ginori Conti invtened the first geothermal electric power plant.
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Alessandro Volta invented the electric battery in 1971. The invention laid the foundation of electrochemistry.
