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Hans Christian Oersted of Denmark holds a
magnetic compass near a current-carrying wire,
discovering electromagnetism. -
Generators with electromagnets in the field are
first constructed. -
Electric arcs light the streets in Paris,
London, New York, Cleveland and other
cities. -
Alexander Graham Bell patents the
telephone, which transmits speech over
electric wires. -
Edison establishes a central
generating station at Pearl Street in lower
Manhattan, serving 85 customers in a one-square-
mile area. Edward Weston begins manufacturing
electric meters. The first water-powered plant for
generating electricity is built in Appleton, Wisconsin. -
Schuyler Wheeler makes the first electric fan, using
an electric motor to turn a propeller placed on the
end of a shaft. -
Edison invents one of the first successful
motion-picture devices. -
workinf television models are created
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Eletric ranges and food waste disposers are introduced into US homes and restaurants.
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First postwar television sets go on sale