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William Gilbert wrote about electricity and coined the term itself
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Henry Gellibrand ascertains that magnetic declination changes over time. (exact date unknown)
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Stephen Gray discovers how electricity is conducted. (exact date unknown)
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Michael Faraday invents the first electric motor.
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Thomas Edison uses contributions made by others to perfect the incandescent lightbulb.
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The first photovolatic cell(solar panel) is built by Charles Fritts
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The first fully submerged hydroelectric plant is built in Maryland
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The first refrigerators and washing machines became available.
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The world's first large-scale nuclear power plant opens in Cumbria, England
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Fossil Fuels make up 86.4 percent of the world's primary energy consumption.
