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Luigi Galvani discovered bioelectricity, Showing that nerve cells passing signals to muscles is a form of electricity.
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This situation required the invention of more effective engines and cheaper energy sources.
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James Bowman Lindsay demonstrated a constant electric light at a public meeting in Dundee, Scotland. He stated that he could "read a book at a distance of one and a half feet".
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Thomas Davenport invented the electric motor, which is still used today in electrical appliances.
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Solar energy was first developed by Mouchout of France. His solar engine consisted of a a glass-enclosed iron cauldron with reflectors that concentrated solar radiation to boil water and to operate a small steam engine with the steam produced.
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The telephone, invented by Alexander Graham Bell, converted the sound waves from the human voice to electric impulses, conducted the impulses through a wire, and converted them back to the human sound at the other end of the wire.
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Thomas Edison invented an incandescent light bulb that could be used for about 40 hours without burning out.
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Karl Benz created the first automobile
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Charles Brush builds the first wind turbine to generate electricity.
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Nuclear Fission releases a tremendous amount of energy.
