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Thomas Edison patents the first world's first incandescent lamp.
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Nikola Tesla patents the Alternating Current (AC) electric induction motor.
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A German Physicist named Wilhelm Rontgen discovered x-ray technology.
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Wilbur and Orville Wright build the first engine-powered airplane. http://www.explainthatstuff.com/howplaneswork.html
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Marie Curie was the first woman in history to receive the Nobel Prize. She got it in Physics
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Maria Telkes creates the first solar-powered house.
http://www.explainthatstuff.com/solarcells.html