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Benjamin Franklin
Invented the lightning rod & flew a kite during a thunderstorm to collect an energy charge. -
James Watt
patents his first improved steam engine. -
Alessandro Volta
created the first battery -
Michael Faraday
discovered electromagnetic induction, the principle behind the electric transformer and generator. -
James Prescott Joule
formed the basis of the law of conservation of energy, the first law of thermodynamics. -
Thomas Edison
made his first public demonstration of his invention: the incandescent light bulb. -
Nikola Tesla
invented the Tesla Coil. This was the first system that could wirelessly transmit electricity.
