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Benjamin Franklin
Ben Franklin proved the nature of electricity by flying a kite during a thunderstorm with a key around the handle. Lightning struck the kite and got to the key through conductivity.
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The First Steamboats
In 1801, William Symington developed a steamboat that pulled barges across a canal in Scotland. Then in 1807, Robert Fulton made a steamboat that made a run on the Hudson river between New York and Albany.
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The Telegraph
The telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse in 1835 when he was a professor at new York University It is an electronic device that uses electric signals to send messages.
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The Invention of the Electric Motor
The electric motor was invented by Thomas Davenport sometime in 1837, which is used in most appliances today. The electric motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy
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The Fuel Cell
William Robert Grove invented the fuel cell in 1839. The fuel cell converts chemical energy into electrical energy through chemical reactions.
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The Gas Engine
Stuart Perry of the United States patented the gas engine. It used turpentine vapors as fuel and was a non-compression cylinder engine
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The Lightbulb
Thomas Edison invented the incandescent light bulb in 1879. It could be used for 1200 hours without burning out by 1880 but only lasted 40 hours in the first few experiments.
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Wind Turbine
Charles Brush built the first wind turbine in Cleveland, Ohio in 1888. The fan spins when there is a wind and this creates electricity. It measured 17 meters tall and had a 12 kilowatt capacity.
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Solar Energy
In 1890, a French Scientist named Henri Bacquerel observed the energy from the sun as it was turned into solar power. To do this he experimented with an electrolytic cell made of two metal electrons in a solution.
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Geothermal Plant
The first large scale geothermal plant was built in California by John D. Grant in 1921. It collects heat from the Earth and makes electricity from this heat.
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