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William Gilbert discovered electricity by rubbing amber together.
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Luigi Galvani discovered that electricity is present in nerve cells.
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The first battery was invented by Alessandro Volta which were better than the electrostatic machines that they previously used.
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The first lightbulb was invented by Humphry Davy in 1802 and was later made practical by Edison.
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The first natural gas plant was established in New York.
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Georg Ohm analyzed the electric current and created Ohm's law.
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The first solar generator was invented to focus sunlight to make steam.
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Tesla invents the electric alternator which produces the alternating current.
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Geothermal energy was first used to heat houses.
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Ben Franklin discovers that lightning is made out of electricity by doing his famous experiment with a key on a kite.
