The History of Energy!

By Lexi1080

  • Static Electricity

    Static Electricity
    Otto von Guericke invented a machine that produced static electricity. (invertorsabout.com)

  • Lighting

    Lighting
    Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod, by testing his theory that light is created through sparks.

  • Battery

    Battery
    the first electric battery created by Alessandro Volta, by causing an electric current to travel through cloth.

  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    Created by Samuel Morse a professor at NYU, who proved his theory that signals could be transmitted.

  • Oil

    Oil
    Oil started to be used worldwide

  • Hydropower

    Hydropower
    Created the first Dam designed to generate hydroelectric power across the Colorado river.

  • Refrigeration

    Refrigeration
    The electric refrigerator was created so we can finally keep our food cold!

  • Power lines

    Power lines
    A New 287 Kilovolt power line stretched 266 miles to The Hoover Dam. Most of the United States are covered in power lines today.

  • Computers

    Computers
    The first general purpose electronic digital computer was built, the ENIAC!

  • Technology

    Technology
    Now a days we have things like ipods, Iphones, Laptops and cars