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Thales of Miletus recorded the effect of static electricity on his body. (600 BC)
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starts at 600 BC and dates with January 1st have unknown dates
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William Watson showed how a Leyden jar could be discharged through a circuit. The understanding of the terms 'current' and 'circuit' proved to be a breakthrough to further experimentation.
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Benjamin Franklin promoted his theory, that lightning was electrical through his experiment of flying a kite during lightning.
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Humphry Davy created the first incandescent light by passing the current through a thin strip of platinum.
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E. Duffy and J. Patrick produced first biodiesel from vegetable oil.
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Petroleum was first commercially used in Pennsylvania.
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Thomas Edison files for the patent for the longer light bulb that could burn for more than 1200 hours.
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Rudolf Diesel demonstrated the ability and potential of his diesel engine on August 10, 1883 at Augsburg, Germany.
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Together with Friedrich Meyer and Hans Spanner, Edmund Germer patented an experimental fluorescent lamp in 1927.
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Alan Freeman constructed the first solar car. He actually road registered it.
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